Selayar Islands Regency


The Selayar Islands Regency is a regency of Indonesia in South Sulawesi province that covers the Selayar Islands, which lie southeast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The archipelago consists of the group's main island, which is surrounded by 41 smaller islands around its coast; further to the southeast lies a widespread group of islands, including the smaller but still substantial islands of Pasimassunggu, Pasimarannu and Pasilambena in the far south, and the huge atoll of Takabonerate. The regency covers an area of 1,357.03 km2, and had a population of 103,596 at the 2000 Census, 122,055 at the Census of 2010 and 137,071 as of 2020. The official estimate for mid 2023 was 142,100. The administrative centre is the town of Benteng on Selayar Island. The Selayar Straits separate the regency from Sulawesi island.

Administration

Administrative districts

The Selayar Islands Regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres of the districts, the numbers of villages and named islands within 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
villages		No.
of
islands		Post
code
73.01.07Pasimarannu195.338,95910,49210,915Bonerate8992862
73.01.09Pasilambena114.886,7868,0058,578Kalaotoa61392863
73.01.06Pasimassunggu131.807,6258,6389,261Kembang Ragi72192861
73.01.08Taka Bonerate 49.3012,29613,48414,774Batang91792860
73.01.10Pasimassunggu Timur
67.147,3077,8668,099Bontobulaeng6292861
Southern sector 558.4542,97348,48551,6273662
73.01.05Bontosikuyu248.2214,33215,30316,030Harapan122192855
73.01.02Bontoharu 128.1212,48414,60815,325Bontobangun8 492811
73.01.01Benteng 24.6321,34424,84924,514Benteng3 -92812
73.01.04Bontomanai136.4212,22613,70314,119Polebungin10-92851
73.01.11Buki68.146,1256,7426,920Buki7-92851
- 92854
73.01.03Bontomatene 193.0512,57113,38113,565Batangmata12 592854
Selayar Island sector 798.5879,08288,58690,4735230

Notes: except the desa of Bontosaile, which has a postcode of 92811. Taka Bonerate District includes the atoll of that name, together with Kayuadi Island to its west.
in the south of the regency, these five districts form the smaller island groups to the south and south-east of Selayar Island, running west to east.
including the small offshore islands of Pulau Pasi, Pulau Gusung, Pulau Gusungtallang and Pulau Batuampangan off the west coast of Selayar Island.
including 2 kelurahan – Bontobangun and Putabangun. comprising 3 kelurahan – Benteng, Benteng Selatan and Benteng Utara. including the offshore island of Pulau Pasitanete to the north of Selayar Island and 4 smaller islands.
including 2 kelurahan – Batangmata and Batangmata Sapo. these six districts, listed here from south to north, constitute the main island and include the small islands off its coast.

Regent


The following are the names of the Leader / Regent of the Selayar Islands since 1739 until now :

Demography

Sea turtle village

Kampung Penyu in Bontomanai district is sea turtle conservation area under supervision of Taka Bone Rate National Park.