Central Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms of Central Halmahera Regency
Coat of arms
Central Halmahera Regency is located in Maluku
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency
Location in Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
Central Halmahera Regency is located in Halmahera
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
Central Halmahera Regency is located in Indonesia
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°28′50″N 128°15′00″E / 0.4806°N 128.2500°E / 0.4806; 128.2500
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalWeda
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Al Yasin Ali
 • Vice RegentSoksi Hi Ahmad
Area
 • Total2,485.76 km2 (959.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total59,096
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 921
Websitehaltengkab.go.id

Central Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah) is a regency (on Halmahera Island) in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It covers a land area of 2,485.76 km2, and had a population of 42,815 at the 2010 Census[2] and 56,802 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 59,096.[1] The capital lies at Weda.

Economy

The regency is site of the Weda Bay Industrial Park, a nickel mining and processing site.

Administration

The regency was divided at 2010 into eight districts (kecamatan), but subsequently two further kecamatan have been created (Weda Timur and Patani Timur). The districts 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 (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its postal code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		English
name		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
Villages		Post
Code
82.02.05Weda SelatanSouth Weda163.564,8506,5376,845Wairoro Indah897851
82.02.01Weda (a)197.716,67712,01612,918Were797850
82.02.07Weda TengahCentral Weda491.93,9426,0016,427Lelilef Waibulan797853
82.02.04Weda Utara (b)North Weda539.096,2004,7654,884Sagea597854
82.02.09Weda TimurEast Weda523.09(c)2,7172,785Messa497852
82.02.08Patani BaratWest Patani56.733,6344,3254,421Banemo597856
82.02.10Patani TimurEast Patani209.59(d)3,7103,765Peniti697857
82.02.06Patani Utara (e)North Patani63.838,9496,5536,650Tepeleo697858
82.02.02Patani (f)174.893,9204,5354,610Kipai597855
82.02.03Pulau Gebe (g)Gebe Island273.744,6435,6435,791Kapaleo897859
Totals2,485.7642,81556,80259,096Weda64

Notes: (a) includes 24 small offshore islands. (b) includes 2 offshore islands (Pulau Mintu, Pulau Tete).
(c) the 2010 population for East Weda District is included with the figure for North Weda District, from which it was cut out.
(d) the 2010 population for East Patani District is included with the figure for North Patani District, from which it was cut out.
(e) includes 4 offshore islands (Pulau Jiu, Pulau Liwo, Pulau Mailiyet, Pulau Sayafi).
(f) includes 3 offshore islands (Pulau Moor, Pulau Weilon, Pulau Witimdi).
(g) comprises 9 islands (Pulau Fau, Pulau Gebe, Pulau Kiyas, Pulau Piyai, Pulau Sain, Pulau Tapau Kali, Pulau Tapau Piai, Pulau Uta, Pulau Yoi) lying southeast of the Patani Peninsula.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8202)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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