South Halmahera Regency


South Halmahera Regency is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,779.32 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people, while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395 and the official estimate in mid 2024 was 258,564. The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. These comprise:
  • Obi Islands, including Obira, Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 55,010 people in mid 2024.
  • Bacan Islands, including:
  • * Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 89,816 people
  • * Bacan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,808 people
  • * Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 10,912 people
  • * Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 11,024 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 21,996 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,323 people
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island, comprising 6 kecamatan with 49,674 people in 2024.

    Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2024. The table also includes the name of the administrative centre and the number of administrative villages and of named islands in each district and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
English nameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020'		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		No.
of
islands		Post
code		Island
or Group
82.04.05Obi SelatanSouth Obi1,021.0212,12812,17815,815Wayaloar8497792Obi Islands
82.04.06Obi910.5914,12520,53814,047Laiwui91297792Obi Islands
82.04.28Obi BaratWest Obi89.193,5865,2115,830Jikohai6697792Obi Islands
82.04.29Obi TimurEast Obi636.233,3893,7054,048Sum41497792Obi Islands
82.04.30Obi UtaraNorth Obi160.698,2279,12810,270Madapolo7697792Obi Islands
Sub-totalsObi Islands2,817.7241,45550,76055,010344297792Obi Islands
82.04.08Bacan304.6919,09227,04529,227Labuha14397791Bacan Islands
82.04.19Mandioli SelatanSouth Mandioli138.815,7986,9367,186Jiko6-97791Mandioli
82.04.20Mandioli UtaraNorth Mandioli96.802,9903,8093,726Indong6797791 Mandioli
82.04.17Bacan SelatanSouth Bacan169.2113,26519,56021,971Mandaong10-97791Bacan Islands
82.04.18Batang Lomang Batang Lomang Islands55.816,1777,6557,808Bajo81397790Batang Lomang Islands
82.04.07Bacan TimurEast Bacan463.509,05112,79413,811Babang10897791Bacan Islands
82.04.21Bacan Timur SelatanSoutheast Bacan321.136,4607,4938,459Wayaua7197791Bacan Islands
82.04.22Bacan Timur TengahEast Central Bacan276.285,2296,1586,579Bibinoi7297791Bacan Islands
82.04.09Bacan BaratWest Bacan143.703,5494,3274,602Indari74997791Bacan Islands
82.04.15Kasiruta Barat West Kasiruta272.984,5215,8656,034Palamea102597790Kasiruta
82.04.16Kasiruta TimurEast Kasiruta211.453,8474,8654,990Loleojaya8697790Kasiruta
82.04.14Bacan Barat UtaraNorthwest Bacan264.944,0965,0105.167Yaba8197791Bacan Islands
Sub-totalsBacan Islands2,719.3084,075111,517119,5601011159779xBacan Islands
82.04.02Kayoa87.628,1809,0578,614Guruapin144997780Kayoa Islands
82.04.11Kayoa Barat West Kayoa27.073,4694,3364,042Busua4597781Kayoa Islands
82.04.12Kayoa SelatanSouth Kayoa25.905,8566,8226,559Laluin6997780Kayoa Islands
82.04.13Kayoa UtaraNorth Kayoa39.222,6712,8962,781Laromabati6397781Kayoa Islands
Sub-totalsKayoa Islands179.8120,17623,11121,99630669778xKayoa Islands
82.04.01Pulau Makian Makian Island55.508,97710,0328,774Kota15197785Makian
82.04.10Makian Barat West Makian35.543,4173,9683,549Mateketen7-97784Makian
Sub-totalsMakian Island91.0412,39414,00012,3232219778xMakian Island
82.04.04Gane BaratWest Gane493.677,97210,0199,719Saketa10797782Halmahera
82.04.23Gane Barat SelatanSouthwest Gane252.555,5456,7967,087Gane Dalam81997782Halmahera
82.04.24Gane Barat UtaraNorthwest Gane501.696,0277,3367,289Dolik12-97789Halmahera
82.04.25Kepulauan JorongaJoronga Islands148.935,2647,2037,146Kukupang730 97786Joronga Islands
82.04.03Gane TimurEast Gane661.658,7299,2539,678Maffa12197783Halmahera
82.04.27Gane Timur TengahEast Central Gane309.673,7964,3544,719Bisui8297788Halmahera
82.04.26Gane Timur Selatan Southeast Gane284.203,4784,1044,037Gane Luar58597787Halmahera
Sub-totalsGane and offshore islands2,652.3640,81149,06549,674621449778xGane and Islands

Notes: except for Bobo desa, which has a postcode of 97792. formally called Kepulauan Batanglomang; situated between Bacan and Mandioli Islands.
includes Lata Lata Island, located to the northwest of Kasiruta Island, and comprising two desa - Lata Lata and Sidanga.
Kayoa Barat actually lies closer to Kasiruta Island than to the rest of the Kayoa group; it is geographically adjacent to Lata Lata Island, part of Kasiruta Barat District.
Makian Island is a stratovolcano, like the islands to the north of it, and unlike those to the south.
comprising the villages of Gonone, Kukupang, Kurunga, Liboba Hijrah, Pulau Gala, Tawabi and Yomen; the largest islands are Pulau Damar and Pulau Yoruga.
includes the Widi Islands off the east coast of the Gane Peninsula.