South Minahasa Regency
(Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan)
Coat of arms of South Minahasa Regency
Location in North Sulawesi
Location in North Sulawesi
South Minahasa Regency is located in Indonesia
South Minahasa Regency
South Minahasa Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°35′N 124°18′E / 0.583°N 124.300°E / 0.583; 124.300
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sulawesi
Established25 February 2003 (2003-02-25)
CapitalAmurang
Government
  RegentFranky Donny Wongkar
  Vice RegentPetra Yanni Rembang
Area
  Total1,456.46 km2 (562.34 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total241,680
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websiteminselkab.go.id

South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003.[2] In turn, a Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.[3] The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.46 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census;[4] this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 241,680.[1]

Administration

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census,[5] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 163 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

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
codes
71.05.01Modoinding45.8211,32413,74814,059Pinasungkulan1095958
71.05.02Tompaso Baru133.7511,77413,51113,669Tompaso Baru Dua1095358
71.05.16Maesaan140.269,71712,02012,337Tumani Utara1295357
71.05.03Ranoyapo101.5811,83214,36114,685Pontak Satu1295944
21.05.07Motoling25.907,1918,6508,830Motoling7 (a)95941
21.05.15Kumelembuai31.676,6507,8477,981Kumelembuai Satu895956
71.05.21Motoling Barat
(West Motoling)
120.397,6619,6559,945Raanon Baru Dua895942
71.05.22Motoling Timur
(East Motoling)
52.018,67310,27710,460Wanga Amongena895943
71.05.08Sinonsayang102.9515,20318,86019,368Ongkaw Dua1395959
71.05.09Tenga125.3417,18421,52222,142Pakuweru1895355
71.05.10Amurang46.1316,26018,18218,300Buyungon8 (b)95957
71.05.17Amurang Barat
(West Amurang)
107.4114,89817,30717,548Kapitu10 (c)95955
71.05.18Amurang Timur
(East Amurang)
142.3013,39016,45516,824Lopana10 (c)95954
71.05.13Tareran57.2512,12914,23414,461Rumoong Atas1395953
71.05.23Suluun Tareran
("Sulta")
36.637,0988,1698,268Suluun Empat995952
71.05.12Tumpaan75.3215,43420,09520,830Tumpaan Satu1095352
71.05.19Tatapaan (d)111.778,96511,57011,973Paslaten1195351
Totals1,456.46195,553236,463241,680Amurang177

Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan and 3 desa. (b) comprises 6 kelurahan and 2 desa. (c) comprises 2 kelurahan and 8 desa. (d) including 4 small offshore islands.

Climate

Amurang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Amurang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.8
(89.2)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 331
(13.0)
263
(10.4)
243
(9.6)
205
(8.1)
187
(7.4)
170
(6.7)
124
(4.9)
97
(3.8)
99
(3.9)
138
(5.4)
224
(8.8)
280
(11.0)
2,361
(93)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7105)
  2. RI, Setjen DPR. "Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat". www.dpr.go.id. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 9 Tahun 2007 Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. "Climate: Amurang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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