Soppeng Regency
Kabupaten Soppeng
Regency
Coat of arms of Soppeng Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalWatansoppeng
Government
 • RegentAndi Kaswandi Razak
 • Vice RegentLutfi Halide
Area
 • Total1,557.00 km2 (601.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total236,049
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 484

Soppeng Regency is a landlocked regency in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Soppeng Regency has its seat of government (capital) in the town of Watansoppeng, located 180 km from Makassar. The regency covers an area of 1,557 km2, and had a population of 223,826 at the 2010 Census[2] and 235,167 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate of population as of mid-2022 was 236,049 (including 113,693 males and 122,356 females).[1]

History

The regency covers the area of the former Bugis kingdom of Soppeng, of which Watansoppeng was the capital, set among rolling foothills on the western edge of the fertile Walanae Valley, which runs north to Lake Tempe.

Administration

Soppeng Regency in 2020 (as in 2010) comprised eight 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 locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 49 rural desa and 21 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

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
villages		 Post
code
73.12.01 Marioriwawo 300 44,310 48,200 48,420 Takalala 13 (a) 90862
73.12.04 Lalabata 278 44,269 48,663 49,001 Watansoppeng 10 (b) 90811
- 90814
73.12.02 Liliriaja 96 26,964 28,107 28,209 Cangadi 8 (c) 90863
73.12.07 Ganra 57 11,301 11,447 11,470 Ganra 4 90860
73.12.08 Citta 40 7,999 8,046 8,052 Citta 4 90861
73.12.03 Lilirilau 187 38,202 37,802 37,809 Cabenge 12 (d) 90871
73.12.06 Donri Donri 222 22,920 23,887 23,973 Tajuncu 9 90853
73.12.05 Marioriawa 320 27,861 29,015 29,115 Batu-Batu 10 (e) 90852
Totals 1,557 223,826 235,167 236,049 Watamsoppeng 70

Notes: (a) comprising 2 kelurahan and 11 desa. (b) comprising 7 kelurahan and 3 desa. (c) comprising 3 kelurahan and 5 desa.
(d) comprising 4 kelurahan and 8 desa. (e) comprising 5 kelurahan and 5 desa.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Soppeng Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7312)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

External links

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