Wajo Regency

Summary

Wajo Regency is a regency in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,506.19 km2 and had a population of 384,694 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 379,079 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 379,706.[1] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in Sengkang.

Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo
Coat of arms of Wajo Regency
Motto: 
Maradeka Towadjoe Ade'na Napopuang
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSengkang
Government
 • Regent (Bupati)Dr. H. Amran Mahmud S.Sos., M.Si.
Area
 • Total2,506.19 km2 (967.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total379,706
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(+62) 485
Websitehttp://wajokab.go.id

History edit

The modern Wajo Regency was established in 1959, covering the land area of the former Kingdom of Wajoq.[5]

Administration edit

The Wajo Regency in 2022 (as in 2010) comprises fourteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), 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 location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 142 rural desa and 48 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa
No.
of
kelurahan
Post
code
73.13.01 Sabbangparu 132.75 25,785 24,370 24,400 Kota Baru 12 3 90961
73.13.06 Tempe (a) 38.27 61,053 64,320 64,500 Sengkang - 16 90811
- 90918
73.13.02 Pammana 162.10 31,205 30,710 30,750 Maroanging 14 2 90971
73.13.11 Bola 220.13 19,385 19,440 19,460 Solo 10 1 90984
73.13.03 Takkalalla 179.76 20,612 19,980 20,010 Peneki 11 2 90981
73.13.04 Sajoanging 167.01 18,678 17,530 17,550 Jalang 6 3 90982
73.13.12 Penrang 154.90 15,530 14,800 14,820 Doping 9 1 90983
73.13.05 Majauleng 225.92 31,207 30,710 30,760 Paria 14 4 90991
73.13.08 Tanasitolo 154.60 39,280 39,320 39,380 Tancung 15 4 90951
73.13.07 Belawa 172.30 31,924 30,150 30,180 Menge 6 3 90953 (b)
73.13.09 Maniang Pajo 175.96 16,012 15,760 15,780 Anabanua 5 3 90952
73.13.13 Gilireng 147.00 11,031 10,880 10,900 Gilireng 8 1 90954
73.13.14 Keera 368.36 21,734 20,240 20,270 Keera 9 1 90993
73.13.10 Pitumpanua 207.13 41,673 40,880 40,940 Siwa 23 4 90992
Totals 2,506.19 384,694 379,079 379,706 Sengkang 142 48

Note: (a) urban centre, comprising all kelurahan. (b) except for the village of Lepangeng, which has a postcode of 90913.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Government of Indonesia (4 July 1959), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions of Sulawesi (PDF) (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 29/1959, retrieved 2009-01-05
  5. ^ Pelras, Christian (1971a). "Hiérarchie et pouvoir traditionnels en pays Wadjo'" [Traditional hierarchy and power in the country of Wadjo']. Archipel (in French). 1: 169–191. doi:10.3406/arch.1971.930.

4°07′35″S 120°01′55″E / 4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319