Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency

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Sitaro Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro
Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro
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Motto: 
Pakatiti Tuhema
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Location within North Sulawesi
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Sitaro Islands Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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Sitaro Islands Regency
Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°45′56″N125°24′13″E / 2.76556°N 125.40361°E / 2.76556; 125.40361
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province North Sulawesi
Capital Ondong  [ id ]
Government
  RegentToni Supit
  Vice RegentSiska Salindeho
Area
  Total275.95 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total72,883
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code (+62) 432
Website sitarokab.go.id

Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro, although its formal name is Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro) is a regency located off the northern extremity of Sulawesi Island in the southern Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The regency was formed under Law Number 15 Year 2007 from 2 January 2007 (Indonesian : Undang-Undang Nomor 15 Tahun 2007), by separation from the Sangihe Islands Regency of which it had previously formed the southern part. The short form of the name is formed from one syllable from each of the names of the three principal islands — Siau, Tagulandang and Biaro.

Contents

The main island is Siau, while further south (nearer Sulawesi) are Tagulandang and Biaro. The regency's area is 275.95 km2 and the total population was 63,801 at the 2010 census [2] and 71,817 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 72,883. [1] Most of the population are fishermen and farmers. The religion of the majority of the population is Christianity and Catholicism, but there are also followers of Islam and Buddhism. The main town and administrative centre is Ulu Siau.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into ten 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 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 83 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

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
codes
71.09.07Biaro (a)20.853,2483,7173,790Lamanggo595864
71.09.10Tagulandang Selatan
(South Tagulandang)
21.634,1714,8755,001Kisihang695866
71.09.03Tagulandang (b)
(West Tagulandang)
55.5311,59713,21513,457Buhias15 (c)95863
71.09.06Tagulandang Utara
(North Tagulandang)
17.924,0274,2064,176Bawoleu695865
71.09.05Siau Barat Selatan
(Southwest Siau)
15.104,0734,5844,651Talawid795868
71.09.04Siau Timur Selatan (d)
(Southeast Siau)
24.067,2838,5338,760Sawang1495867
71.09.02Siau Barat (e)
(West Siau)
34.927,8498,7998,918Ondong12 (f)95862
71.09.09Siau Tengah
(Central Siau)
11.801,8502,0402,058Beong495860
71.09.01Siau Timur (g)
(East Siau)
55.9415,81617,61017,811Ulu Siau16 (h)95861
71.09.08Siau Barat Utara (i)
(Northwest Siau)
15.203,8874,2384,261Hiung895869
Totals275.9563,80171,81772,883Ulu Siau94

Notes: (a) including 20 small offshore islands. (b) including the offshore islands of Pulau Ruang (the fourth largest island in the regency, with an active volcano at its centre), Pulau Pasige and 2 smaller.
(c) includes 2 kelurahan - Bahoi and Balehumara. (d) includes the small offshore island of Pulau Batuguhita.
(e) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Makaleki and the small Pulau Batuhasaho. (f) includes 3 kelurahan - Ondong, Paniki and Paseng.
(g) including the offshore islands of Pulau Pahepa, Pulau Gunatin, Pulau Mahoro and 13 smaller.
(h) includes 5 kelurahan - Akesimbeka, Bahu, Bebali, Tarorane and Tatahadeng. (i) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Batupuki Sewenahe and Pulau Timuhe.

Climate

Ondong, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ondong
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.9
(85.8)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
31.2
(88.2)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.5
(88.7)
31.6
(88.9)
31.6
(88.9)
31.1
(88.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.9
(87.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.0
(77.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)407
(16.0)
308
(12.1)
299
(11.8)
273
(10.7)
279
(11.0)
250
(9.8)
216
(8.5)
166
(6.5)
180
(7.1)
228
(9.0)
328
(12.9)
374
(14.7)
3,308
(130.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

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