South Konawe Regency


South Konawe Regency is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 from what had been the southern districts of Konawe Regency. It covers an area of 4,237.74 km2 and had a population of 264,587 at the 2010 Census and of 308,524 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 332,389 - comprising 170,499 males and 161,890 females. The administrative centre is in the town of Andoolo.

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the South Konawe Regency was divided into twenty-two districts, but subsequently three additional districts were created in 2014 by the division of existing districts - Andoolo Barat, Kolono Timur and Sabulakoa. The current 25 districts are 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 locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal code.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
74.05.01Tinanggea320.3721,32024,97126,720Tinanggea24 93886
74.05.12Lalembu147.9015,60316,05716,643Atari Indah18 93885
74.05.03Andoolo118.6616,31610,56311,421Andoolo10 93810 - 93819
74.05.17Buke181.3813,23614,55815,469Buke1693812 - 93819
74.05.25Andoolo Barat
79.678,7519,242Anese1093813 - 93819
74.05.04Palangga173.7512,28714,79215,865Palangga15 93882
74.05.14Palangga Selatan
107.646,1397,3928,243Lakara10 93884
74.05.20Baito151.717,5629,0049,952Baito893883
74.05.06Lainea205.118,87010,03810,781Lainea1293881
74.05.19Laeya276.7219,00521,45823,172Punggaluku17 93880
74.05.09Kolono 340.2913,60211,39712,350Kolono21 93895
74.05.23Kolono Timur
125.015,3605,971Tumbi-tumbu Jaya1093894
74.05.11Laonti 373.779,44410,30911,981Ulusawah1993892
74.05.10Moramo 254.2612,97615,63416,535Lapuko20 93891
74.05.16Moramo Utara
159.767,1748,86710,323Lalowaru10 93890
74.05.07Konda127.1318,13121,72423,542Konda18 93874
74.05.18Wolasi158.924,7305,6566,050Aoma693878
74.05.08Ranomeeto90.2616,22321,04921,756Ranomeeto12 93870
74.05.22Ranomeeto Barat
69.506,5177,9868,823Lameuru993871
74.05.05Landono109.7611,4708,3929,725Landono13 93873
74.05.15Mowila122.8911,18813,70014,444Mowila2093879
74.05.24Sabulakoa66.535,4365,549Sabulakoa893872
74.05.02Angata294.1014,90516,81118,568Motaha2493875
74.05.13Benua133.919,73410,89711,340Horodopi1293877
784.05.21Basala48.738,1557,7227,924Basala993876
Totals4,237.74264,587308,524332,389Andoolo351

Notes: includes the 2 kelurahan of Tinanggea and Ngapaah. includes the kelurahan of Atari Indah. including the 2 kelurahan of Alangga and Potoro.
the 2010 population of Andoolo Barat District is included in the figure for Andoolo District, from which it was cut out in 2014.
includes the kelurahan of Palangga. includes the kelurahan of Amondo. includes the two kelurahan of Ambalodangge and Puunggaluku.
includes the offshore island of Pulau Tawatawaro. includes the kelurahan of Kolono.
the 2010 population of Kolono Timur District is included in the figure for Kolono District, from which it was cut out in 2014.
includes 20 offshore islands. includes 3 offshore islands. includes the kelurahan of Lapuko. includes the offshore islands of Pulau Lara and Pulau Moramo.
includes the kelurahan of Lalowaru. includes the kelurahan of Konda. includes the kelurahan of Ranomeeto. includes the kelurahan of Landono.
the 2010 population of Sabulakoa District is included in the figure for Landono District, from which it was cut out in 2014.

Climate

South Konawe has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall from August to November and heavy rainfall from December to July. The following climate data is for the town of Andoolo, the seat of the regency.