Jeneponto Regency
Kabupaten Jeneponto
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalBontosunggu
Area
 • Total749.79 km2 (289.50 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 Estimate)[1]
 • Total410,639
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (WITA)

Jeneponto Regency (Makasar: ᨍᨙᨊᨙᨄᨚᨈᨚ, romanized: Je’ne’ponto, Makasar pronunciation: [ɟeʔneʔˈpontɔ]) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers most of the south coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi, with a total area of 749.79 km2 and a population of 342,222 at the 2010 Census[2] and 401,610 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate for mid 2022 was 410,639 (comprising 203,036 males and 207,603 females).[1] The principal town lies at Bontosunggu. The northern part of the regency (including an inland salient towards the northeast forming Rumbia District) consists of a plateau with an altitude of 500 to 1400 metres above sea level, the middle part has an altitude of 100 to 500 metres, while the south includes lowland areas with an altitude of 0 to 150 metres, including a coastline of 114 km on the Flores Sea.

Administrative Districts

Jeneponto Regency is divided into eleven Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totalling 82 rural desa and 31 urban kelurahan), and its post code(s).

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centres		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code(s)
73.04.01 Bangkala 121.82 49,859 59,420 60,947 Allu 14 (a) 92352
73.04.06 Bangkala Barat
(West Bangkala)		 152.96 26,340 30,524 31,139 Bulu Jaya 8 (b) 92353
73.04.02 Tamalatea 57.58 40,351 49,506 51,065 Tanetea 12 (c) 92350
73.04.07 Bontoramba 88.30 34,975 40,061 40,776 Bontoramba 12 (b) 92351
73.04.03 Binamu 69.49 52,520 63,570 65,425 Bontosunggu 13 (d) 92311,
92314 - 92316
73.04.08 Turatea 53.76 29,919 35,084 35,873 Paitana 11 92312 & 92313
73.04.04 Batang 33.04 19,192 21,519 21,813 Togo-Togo 6 (e) 92360
73.04.09 Arungkeke 29.91 18,233 21,318 21,785 Tamanroya 7 92361
73.04.11 Tarowang 40.68 22,337 24,845 25,145 Tarowang 8 92362
73.04.05 Kelara 43.95 26,440 30,291 30,833 Tolo 10 (f) 92371
73.04.10 Rumbia 58.30 22,634 25,472 25,838 Rumbia 12 92371 (g)
Totals 749.79 342,222 401,610 410,639 Bontosunggu 113

Note: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan and 10 desa. (b) including one kelurahan. (c) comprising 6 kelurahan and 6 desa.
(d) comprising 12 kelurahan and one desa. (e) comprising 2 kelurahan and 4 desa. (f) comprising 5 kelurahan and 5 desa.
(g) except the 3 desa of Jenetallasa (post code 92314), Loka (post code 92516) and Bontotiro (post code 92572).

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Jeneponto Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7304)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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