Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. The regency was originally formed on 15 August 1990 from part of the former North Maluku Regency, but on 25 February 2003 more than three-quarters of the land area of the regency were split off to form a separate East Halmahera Regency and the city of Kota Tidore Kepulauan.
The residual Central Halmahera Regency now comprises just the southern half of the southeastern peninsula of Halmahera Island, together with part of the southern peninsula of that island. It is bordered to the north by the East Halmahera Regency, to the west by the city of Kota Tidore Kepulauan, and to the south by South Halmahera Regency and Wedu Bay, and has a maritime border with the Raja Ampat Regency of Southwest Papua Province.
The regency can be divided geographically into a western sector and an eastern sector. These two sectors have no official status. The western sector covers a land area of 1,630.78 km2 with a population of 78,596 in mid 2024. The eastern sector covers a land area of 565.38 km2 with a population of 27,904 in mid 2024.
The regency altogether covers a land area of 2,196.16 km2, together with a related sea area of 6,104.65 km2, to give a total of 8,300.81 km2; thus about 73% of the regency's area is sea. It had a population of 42,815 at the 2010 Census and 56,802 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 59,096, but the official estimate for mid 2023 produced a massive and unexplained rise to 96,977 persons, and this rose again to 106,500 as at mid 2024. The capital lies at the town of Weda in the southwest of the regency.
Economy
The regency is site of the Weda Bay Industrial Park, a nickel mining and processing site.Administration
The regency was divided at 2010 into eight districts, but subsequently two further kecamatan have been created. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022, at mid 2023 and at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal code.| Kode Wilayah | Name of District | English name | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2022 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 | Admin centre | No. of Villages | Post Code |
| 82.02.05 | Weda Selatan | South Weda | 176.61 | 4,850 | 6,537 | 6,845 | 8,552 | 8,752 | Wairoro Indah | 8 | 97851 |
| 82.02.01 | Weda | 146.60 | 6,677 | 12,016 | 12,918 | 36,641 | 38,747 | Were | 7 | 97850 | |
| 82.02.07 | Weda Tengah | Central Weda | 491.97 | 3,942 | 6,001 | 6,427 | 13,282 | 18,710 | Lelilef Waibulan | 7 | 97853 |
| 82.02.04 | Weda Utara | North Weda | 468.01 | 6,200 | 4,765 | 4,884 | 7,856 | 9,065 | Sagea | 5 | 97854 |
| 82.02.09 | Weda Timur | East Weda | 347.59 | 2,717 | 2,785 | 3,263 | 3,322 | Messa | 4 | 97852 | |
| 82.02.08 | Patani Barat | West Patani | 182.39 | 3,634 | 4,325 | 4,421 | 5,090 | 5,318 | Banemo | 5 | 97856 |
| 82.02.10 | Patani Timur | East Patani | 108.80 | 3,710 | 3,765 | 4,193 | 4,201 | Peniti | 6 | 97857 | |
| 82.02.06 | Patani Utara | North Patani | 26.87 | 8,949 | 6,553 | 6,650 | 7,309 | 7,292 | Tepeleo | 6 | 97858 |
| 82.02.02 | Patani | 70.11 | 3,920 | 4,535 | 4,610 | 4,777 | 4,902 | Kipai | 5 | 97855 | |
| 82.02.03 | Pulau Gebe | Gebe Island | 180.21 | 4,643 | 5,643 | 5,791 | 6,014 | 6,191 | Kapaleo | 8 | 97859 |
| Totals | 2,196.16 | 42,815 | 56,802 | 59,096 | 96,977 | 106,500 | Weda | 64 |
Notes: the reported figures for mid 2022 and for mid 2023 and mid 2024 are plainly incompatible, but those given here are simply the figures printed in the published reports by the Indonesian Statistics Board.
includes 24 small offshore islands. includes 2 offshore islands.
the 2010 population for East Weda District is included with the figure for North Weda District, from which it was cut out.
the 2010 population for East Patani District is included with the figure for North Patani District, from which it was cut out.
includes 4 offshore islands.
includes 3 offshore islands.
comprises 9 islands lying southeast of the Patani Peninsula and about 50 km west of the Northern Raja Ampat Islands.
Villages (''desa'')
The 64 villages are listed below, along with their populations as at mid 2024.Weda Selatan comprises the 8 villages of Tilope, Sosowomo, Loleo, Wairoro Indah, Kluting Jaya, Lembar Asri, Sumber Asri and Air Salobar.
Weda comprises the 7 villages of Nusliko, Were, Fidi Jaya, Sidanga, Nurweda, Wedana and Goeng.
Weda Tengah comprises the 7 villages of Lililef Waibulan, Lililef Sawai, Sawai Itepo, Kobe, Woekob, Woejerana and Kulo Jaya.
Weda Utara comprises the 5 villages of Gemaf, Sagea, Fritu, Waleh and Kiya.
Weda Timur comprises the 4 villages of Dotte, Messa, Kotalo and Yeke.
Patani Barat comprises the 5 villages of Banemo, Bobane Jaya, Bobane Indah, Mareala and Sibenpopo.
Patani Timur comprises the 6 villages of Sakam, Nursifa, Damuli, Peniti, Masure and Palo.
Patani Utara comprises the 6 villages of Gemia, Tepeleo, Bilifitu, Tepeleo Batu Dua, Pantura Jaya and Maliforo.
Patani comprises the 5 villages of Wailegi, Kipai, Yeisowo, Yondeliu and Baka Jaya.
Pulau Gebe comprises the 8 villages of Kapaleo, Kacepi, Sanafi, Umera, Umiyal, Sonof Kacepo, Elfanun and Yam.