Selayar Islands

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Kabupaten Kepulauan Selayar
Selayar Islands Governorate
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Indonesia
province Sulawesi Selatan
Seat Benteng
surface 10,503.7 km²
Residents 121,905 (2010)
density 12 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 ID-SN
Website www.kepulauanselayarkab.go.id
politics
Bupati Drs. H. Syahrir Wahab, MM

Coordinates: 6 ° 7 ′  S , 120 ° 27 ′  E

The Selayar Islands , also Selajar Islands ( Indonesian Kepulauan Selayar ), are an Indonesian group of islands. They form an administrative district ( Kabupaten ) of the Sulawesi Selatan province , south of the island of Sulawesi . The district includes the main island of Selayar and several minor islands, including Pasi Tallu , Gusung Tallang , Bahuluang , Kalao , Bonerate , Kajuwadi , Jampea , Lalao (also Lambego) and Kalaotoa . 121,905 inhabitants live here (2010).

geography

The Kepulauan Selayar District has an area of ​​10,503.69 km². The capital is Benteng. The maritime national park Taka Bone Rate belongs to the district .

Administrative division

The district of Kepulauan Selayar consists of eleven administrative districts ( Kecamatan ) (as of 2010):

Surname Population
census 2010
Capital
Pasimarannu 8,959 Bonerate
Pasilambena 6,786 Kalaotoa
Pasimassemblygu 7,625 Kembang Ragi
Taka bonerate 12,296 Batang
East Pasimassemblygu
( Pasimendunggu Timur )
7,307 Bontobulaeng
Bontosikuyu 14,332 Harapan
Bontoharu 12,484 Bontobangun
Benteng 21,344 Benteng
Bontomanai 12,226 Polebungin
Bontomato 12,571 Batangmata
Buki 6.125 Buki

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistics, Jakarta, 2011.