Pangkajene and Islands Regency

Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan
Coat of arms of Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
Pangkajene & Islands Regency is located in Sulawesi
Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Pangkajene & Islands Regency is located in Indonesia
Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Pangkajene & Islands Regency
Coordinates: 4°45′S 119°30′E / 4.750°S 119.500°E / -4.750; 119.500
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi South Sulawesi
CapitalPangkajene
Area
 • Total1,112.29 km2 (429.46 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total351,426
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(+62) 410
Websitepangkepkab.go.id
Padang Lampe Waterfall
Barracks in Pangkajene (Pankajene)
River and bridge in Pangkajene

The Pangkajene and Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan, usually shortened to Pangkep), (Makasar: ᨈᨀᨒᨑ, romanized: Pangkajè’ne’, Makasar pronunciation: [paŋkaˈɟeʔnɛʔ]) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency lies primarily on the mainland of Sulawesi's southern peninsula, but also includes the Spermonde Islands (Kepulauan Spermonde) off the west coast of that peninsula, as well as other small islands further west and southwest. The principal town lies at Pangkajene on Sulawesi, but there are a series of further small towns like Lejang, Labakkang, Bonto-Bonto and Segeri proceeding northwards from Pangkajene along the Trans-Sulawesi Highway. The total land area is 1,112.29 km2, and the population was 305,737 at the 2010 Census[2] and 345,775 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 351,426.[1]

Administrative Districts

The Regency comprises thirteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan) - nine on the mainland of Sulawesi and four comprising islands off its coast. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 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 administrative villages in each district (totaling 65 rural desa and 38 urban kelurahan), and its post code(s).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Land
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code(s)
73.10.01 Liukang Tangaya 120.00 18,318 19,349 19,403 Sapuka 9 (a) 90673
73.10.02 Liukang Kalmas 91.50 12,920 14,618 14,855 Kalu-Kaluang 7 (a) 90672
73.10.03 Liukang Tupabbiring 55.44 16,895 17,728 17,754 Mattiro Sompe 9 (b) 90671
73.10.13 Liukang Tupabbiring Utara 85.56 12,343 13,565 13,707 Mattiro Kamja 7 90670
73.10.04 Pangkajene
(district)
47.39 41,701 48,656 49,740 Tumampua 9 (c) 90611 - 90613,
90616 - 90617
73.10.10 Minasatene 76.48 32,970 38,940 39,901 Minasate 8 (d) 90614 - 90615,
90618 - 90619
73.10.05 Balocci 143.48 15,450 16,560 16,653 Balleangin 5 (e) 90661
73.10.12 Tondong Tallasa 112.20 8,637 10,099 10,305 Bantimurung 6 90566
73.10.06 Bungoro 90.12 38,851 43,879 44,574 Samalewa 8 (f) 90651
73.10.07 Labakkang 98.46 43,730 51,616 52,884 Labakkang 8 (e) 90653
73.10.08 Ma'rang 75.22 29,915 34,401 35,068 Bonto-Bonto 10 (e) 90654
73.10.09 Segeri 78.28 20,037 22,339 22,636 Segeri 6 (e) 90656
73.10.11 Mandalle 40.16 13,870 14,025 13,946 Tamarupa 6 90655
Totals 1,112.29 305,737 345,775 351,426 Pangkajene 103

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan. (b) includes two kelurahan. (c) all 9 are kelurahan. (d) comprises 6 kelurahan and 2 desa.
(e) includes 4 kelurahan. (f) includes 3 kelurahan.

The Regency includes four districts (the first four listed above) which together cover 115 small islands off the west and south coasts of South Sulawesi Province. Liukang Tangaya comprises 55 islands off the south and southwest coasts of Sulawesi; Liukang Tupabbiring and Liukang Tupabbiring Utara together comprise the 43 Spermonde Islands off the west coast of South Sulawesi; and Liukang Kalmas comprises 17 other islands more to the west of South Sulawesi.

Climate

Pangkajene has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy to very rainfall from November to May. The following climate data is for the town of Pangkajene.

Climate data for Pangkajene
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
29.8
(85.6)
30.3
(86.5)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.7
(89.1)
32.1
(89.8)
32.2
(90.0)
31.2
(88.2)
30.0
(86.0)
30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.1
(79.0)
26.2
(79.2)
26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.1
(71.8)
21.1
(70.0)
20.8
(69.4)
21.3
(70.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.4
(72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 584
(23.0)
511
(20.1)
388
(15.3)
234
(9.2)
219
(8.6)
100
(3.9)
54
(2.1)
32
(1.3)
48
(1.9)
109
(4.3)
301
(11.9)
588
(23.1)
3,168
(124.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7310)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Pangkajene". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.


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