Konawe Islands Regency

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Konawe Islands Regency
Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan
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Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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Konawe Islands Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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Konawe Islands Regency
Konawe Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°08′52″S123°03′55″E / 4.14778°S 123.06528°E / -4.14778; 123.06528
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Capital Langara
Government
  RegentAmrullah
  Vice RegentAndi Muhammad Lutfi
Area
  Total705.71 km2 (272.48 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 Estimate) [1]
  Total38,383
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 401
Website konkepkab.go.id

Konawe Islands Regency is an insular regency in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, established in 2013 from a former part of Konawe Regency and consisting of the seven districts comprising Wawonii Island (together with a few minor offshore islets). It covers an area of 705.71 km2, and had a population of 28,944 at the 2010 Census [2] and 37,050 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 38,383. [1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Langara.

Administration

Konawe Islands Regency, which is coincident with Wawonii Island, is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (comprising 89 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter being the administrative centre in each of the districts), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
74.12.05Wawonii Tenggara
(Southeast Wawonii)
147.005,3046,9727,258Polara1593394
74.12.04Wawonii Timur
(East Wawonii)
119.832,8143,4253,513Munse1193396
74.12.03Wawonii Timur Laut
(Northeast Wawonii)
90.583,0833,5883,648Ladianta1093397
74.12.02Wawonii Utara
(North Wawonii)
137.705,0676,1686,326Lansilowo2193398
74.12.06Wawonii Selatan
(South Wawonii)
137.453,2764,3084,485Sawaea1193392
74.12.07Wawonii Tengah
(Central Wawonii)
142.392,9903,8433,983Lampeapi1293393
74.12.01Wawonii Barat
(West Wawonii)
92.636,4108,7469,170Langara1693391
Totals867.5828,94437,05038,383Langara96

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7412)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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