South Minahasa Regency

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South Minahasa Regency
(Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan)
Lambang Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan.png
Motto(s): 
Cita Waya Esa
(We Are All One)
Lokasi Sulawesi Utara Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan.svg
Location in North Sulawesi
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Red pog.svg
South Minahasa Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°35′N124°18′E / 0.583°N 124.300°E / 0.583; 124.300
Country Indonesia
Province North Sulawesi
Established25 February 2003;21 years ago (2003-02-25)
Capital Amurang
Government
  RegentFranky Donny Wongkar
  Vice RegentPetra Yanni Rembang
Area
[1]
  Total1,456.74 km2 (562.45 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [2]
  Total244,590
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (WITA)
Website minselkab.go.id

South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003. [3] In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007. [4] The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census; [5] this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census; [6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 244,590. [2]

Contents

Administration

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census [5] and the 2020 Census, [6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [2] The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 163 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), 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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
71.05.01Modoinding53.3711,32413,74814,232Pinasungkulan1095958
71.05.02Tompaso Baru105.4111,77413,51113,763Tompaso Baru Dua1095358
71.05.16Maesaan140.039,71712,02012,511Tumani Utara1295357
71.05.03Ranoyapo93.6811,83214,36114,866Pontak Satu1295944
21.05.07Motoling23.887,1918,6508,931Motoling7 (a)95941
21.05.15Kumelembuai45.426,6507,8478,056Kumelembuai Satu895956
71.05.21Motoling Barat
(West Motoling)
110.907,6619,65510,104Raanon Baru Dua895942
71.05.22Motoling Timur
(East Motoling)
68.258,67310,27710,564Wanga Amongena895943
71.05.08Sinonsayang133.3115,20318,86019,647Ongkaw Dua1395959
71.05.09Tenga122.9817,18421,52222,482Pakuweru1895355
71.05.10Amurang66.3716,26018,18218,378Buyungon8 (b)95957
71.05.17Amurang Barat
(West Amurang)
87.6314,89817,30717,689Kapitu10 (c)95955
71.05.18Amurang Timur
(East Amurang)
113.3613,39016,45517,029Lopana10 (d)95954
71.05.13Tareran65.7712,12914,23414,591Rumoong Atas1395953
71.05.23Suluun Tareran
("Sulta")
40.547,0988,1698,326Suluun Empat995952
71.05.12Tumpaan73.3315,43420,09521,229Tumpaan Satu1095352
71.05.19Tatapaan (e)111.528,96511,57012,192Paslaten1195351
Totals1,456.74195,553236,463244,590Amurang177

Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan (Motoling, Motoling Dua, Motoling Mawale and Motoling Satu) and 3 desa.
(b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Bitung, Buyungon, Lewet, Ranoyapo, Uwuran I and Uwuran II) and 2 desa.
(c) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kawangkoan Bawah and Rumoong Bawah) and 8 desa.
(d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Pondang and Ranomea) and 8 desa. (e) including 4 small offshore islands.

Climate

Amurang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Amurang
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.8
(89.2)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)331
(13.0)
263
(10.4)
243
(9.6)
205
(8.1)
187
(7.4)
170
(6.7)
124
(4.9)
97
(3.8)
99
(3.9)
138
(5.4)
224
(8.8)
280
(11.0)
2,361
(93)
Source: Climate-Data.org [7]

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