South Halmahera Regency

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan) 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 8,779.320 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people,[2] while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395.[1] The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

South Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Saruma
South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Maluku)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalLabuha
Government
 • RegentBahrain Kasuba
 • Vice RegentIswan Hasjim
Area
 • Total8,779.32 km2 (3,389.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total248,395
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 927
Websitehalselkab.go.id

Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. These comprise:

  • Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 50,760 people in 2020.[1]
  • Bacan Islands, including:
    • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 82,387 people
    • Bacan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,655 people
    • Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 10,745 people
    • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 10,672 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 23,111 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 14,000 people
  • Joronga Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,203 people, including the southern tip of Halmahera Island
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 41,862 people.[3]

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census.[1] The table also includes the name of the administrative centre and the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) and named islands in each district and its post code.

NameEnglish nameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census
2020[1]		Admin.
Centre		No.
of
villages		No.
of
islands		Post
code		Island
or Group
Obi SelatanSouth Obi1,083.4812,12812,178Wayaloar8497792Obi Islands
Obi1,073.1514,12520,538Laiwui91297792Obi Islands
Obi BaratWest Obi94.533,5865,211Jikohai6697792Obi Islands
Obi TimurEast Obi636.233,3893,705Sum41497792Obi Islands
Obi UtaraNorth Obi160.698,2279,128Madapolo7697792Obi Islands
Bacan Timur SelatanSoutheast Bacan321.136,4607,493Wayaua7197791Bacan Islands
Bacan Timur TengahEast Central Bacan276.285,2296,158Bibinoi7297791Bacan Islands
Bacan TimurEast Bacan463.509,05112,794Babang10897791Bacan Islands
Bacan SelatanSouth Bacan169.2113,26519,560Mandaong10-97791Bacan Islands
Bacan304.6919,09227,045Labuha14397791Bacan Islands
Bacan Barat UtaraNorthwest Bacan264.944,0965,010Yaba8197791Bacan Islands
Bacan BaratWest Bacan180.783,5494,327Indari74997791Bacan Islands
Batang Lomang (a)Batang Lomang Islands55.816,1777,655Bajo81397790Batang Lomang Islands
Mandioli SelatanSouth Mandioli138.815,7986,936Jiko6-97791Mandioli
Mandioli UtaraNorth Mandioli96.792,9903,809Indong6797791
-97792		Mandioli
Kasiruta TimurEast Kasiruta247.933,8474,865Loleojaya8697790Kasiruta
Kasiruta BaratWest Kasiruta272.984,5215,865Palamea102597790Kasiruta
Kayoa Barat (b)West Kayoa27.073,4694,336Busua4597781Kayoa Islands
Kayoa87.628,1809,057Guruapin144997780Kayoa Islands
Kayoa SelatanSouth Kayoa26.065,8566,822Laluin6997780Kayoa Islands
Kayoa UtaraNorth Kayoa39.222,6712,896Laromabati6397781Kayoa Islands
Makian BaratWest Makian35.543,4173,968Mateketen7-97784Makian
Pulau MakianMakian Island55.508,97710,032Kota15197785Makian
Gane Barat UtaraNorthwest Gane501.696,0277,336Dolik12-97789Halmahera
Gane BaratWest Gane493.677,97210,019Saketa10797782Halmahera
Gane Barat SelatanSouthwest Gane252.555,5456,796Gane Dalam81997782Halmahera
Kepulauan JorongaJoronga Islands148.935,2647,203Kukupang73097786Joronga Islands
Gane Timur SelatanSoutheast Gane304.153,4784,104Gane Luar58597787Halmahera
Gane Timur TengahEast Central Gane309.673,7964,354Bisui8297788Halmahera
Gane TimurEast Gane656.728,7299,253Maffa12197783Halmahera

Notes: (a) formally called Kepulauan Batanglomang. (b) Kayoa Barat (principally Pulau Muari) actually lies closer to Kasiruta Island than to the rest of the Kayoa group.

Economy

South Halmahera has been designated by provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba as a region for tourism development.[4] The Widi International Fishing Tournament was founded for this purpose.[5] Kasuba also successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter in the Obi Islands.[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. "Kabupaten Halmahra Selatan".
  4. Widi Islands to be the Future of North Maluku Tourism. Tempo, 21 May 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  5. Aria Cindyara, N Maluku to boost maritime sector through fishing tourism. Antara, 24 August 2017. Accessed 30 August 2017.
  6. China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.
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