Enrekang Regency

Enrekang Regency is an inland regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,821.53 km² and had a population of 190,175 at the 2010 census and 225,172 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 231,301. The principal town lies at Enrekang.

Administrative districts

Enrekang Regency comprises twelve administrative districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of desa	No. of kelu- rahan	Post code
73.16.01	Maiwa	400.74	23,119	27,880	28,521	Bangkala	21	1	91760
73.16.06	Bungin	241.53	4,345	5,508	5,690	Bungin	6	-	91761
73.16.02	Enrekang	296.91	30,568	37,080	37,139	Juppandang	12	6	91711 & 91712
73.16.07	Cendana	92.90	8,695	9,935	10,084	Cendana	7	-	91711
73.16.03	Baraka	162.30	21,201	23,539	24,170	Baraka	12	3	91753
73.16.10	Buntu Batu	129.15	12,779	15,248	15,980	Pasui	8	-	91750
73.16.04	Anggeraja	127.87	23,825	28,468	29,498	Lakawan	12	3	91752
73.16.09	Malua	41.17	7,641	9,154	9,443	Malua	7	1	91751
73.16.05	Alla	35.34	20,657	24,116	25,088	Kambiolangi	5	3	91754
73.16.08	Curio	181.97	14,841	17,816	18,468	Curio	11	-	91756
73.16.11	Masalle	69.76	12,298	14,612	15,079	Masalle	6	-	91757
73.16.12	Baroko	41.90	10,279	11,816	12,141	Baroko	5	-	91755
	Totals	1,821.53	190,248	225,172	231,301	Enrekang	112	17

Notes: the kelurahan is Bangkala. comprising Galonta, Juppandang, Leoran, Lewaja, Puserren and Tuara.
comprising Balla, Baraka and Tomenawa. comprising Lakawan, Mataran and Tanete.
the kelurahan is Malua. comprising Buntu Sugi, Kalosi and Kambiolangi.

Ethnic groups and languages

While the majority of inhabitants of Enrekang Regency use the Indonesian language, the local inhabitants generally identify as being with the Massenrempulu ethnic group and speak languages related to that group. There are 4 of these languages, each comprising a number of local dialects. The Duri language is the language in the north of the regency, but is influenced by the Toraja language of the north of the province. The languages spoken further south in the regency are Enrekang and Maiwa. The fourth Massenrempulu language is Malimpung, which is mainly spoken further to the southwest in Pinrang Regency, and is influenced by the Bugis language spoken in the main part of the peninsula.

Climate

Enrekang has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Enrekang.