Sinjai Regency


Sinjai Regency is a regency of the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The regency, which is separated from the Bone Regency to its north by the River Tangka, covers an area of 819.96 km2. It had a population of 228,936 at the 2010 census and 259,478 at the 2020 census. The official estimate of population as of mid-2024 was 273,559. It includes the Nine Islands in the Gulf of Bone off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi; this archipelago forms an administrative district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

Sembilan Islands (''Pulau Sembilan'')

The small group of mountainous, forest-covered islands known as the Sembilan Islands lies on the east coast of South Sulawesi province and is northeast of the port town of Sinjai. Notwithstanding the name, ten named islands are forming the group, as Pulau Kanalosatu and Pulau Kanalodua are structurally linked and normally classed as one island. There are four administrative desa within the district.
In the south, the desa of Pulau Buhung Pitue covers the island of Pulau Burungloe. To the northeast, the desa of Pulau Harapan covers the islands of Pulau Liangliang and Pulau Kambuno. Further north is the desa of Pulau Padaelo, which covers the island of Pulau Kodingare. Finally, north and west of Pulau Kodingare, the desa of Pulau Persetuan covers the islands of Pulau Batanglampe, Pulau Kanalosatu, Pulau Kanalodua, Pulau Katindoang, Pulau Lapoipoi and Pulau Larearea.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into nine districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centers, the number of administrative villages in each district, and their postcode.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
kn2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post code
73.07.01Sinjai Barat135.5322,98525,87327,193Tassililu9 92653
73.07.07Sinjai Borong66.9715,90117,71818,888Pasir Putih8 92662
73.07.02Sinjai Selatan131.9937,05540,47342,032Bikeru11 92661
73.07.08Tellu Limpoe147.3031,44837,72440,606Mannanti11 92681
73.07.03Sinjai Timur71.8828,97133,76536,200Samataring13 92671
73.07.04Sinjai Tengah129.7025,96628,33729,572Samaenre11 92652
73.07.05Sinjai Utara29.5743,46750,49852,552Balingnipa6 92611
- 92616
73.07.06Bulupoddo99.4715,68117,52218,470Lamatti Riattang792654
73.07.09Pulau Sembilan7.557,4057,5688,046Pulau Harapan492616
Totals819.96228,879259,478273,559Sinjai80

Notes: including 2 kelurahan. including one kelurahan. all 6 are kelurahan.