South Halmahera Regency

South Halmahera Regency
Regency
Seal
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Maluku
Island	Halmahera
Capital	Labuha
Area
• Total	8,892 km2 (3,433 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	198,911
Time zone	WIT (UTC+9)
Website	http://www.halselkab.go.id

South Halmahera Regency or 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. As of 2010 it had a population of 198,911 people.^[1] The capital lies at Labuha on Bacan Island.

Islands

It is home to a number of archipelagoes and islands. Among them:

• Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all 5 kecamatan with 41,455 people at the 2010 census.
• Bacan Islands, including:
  • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 60,742 people
  • Mandoli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,788 people
  • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,368 people
• Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 20,176 people
• Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,394 people
• Joronga Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 5,264 people
• Batan Lomang Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 6,177 people
• the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 35,547 people.^[2]

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

References

Regencies and cities of North Maluku
Capital: Sofifi
Regencies	Halmahera Barat Halmahera Selatan Halmahera Tengah Halmahera Timur Halmahera Utara Morotai Island Sula Islands Taliabu Island
Cities	Ternate Tidore