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South Minahasa Regency

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South Minahasa Regency
(Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan)
Regency
Coat of arms of South Minahasa Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Cita Waya Esa
(We Are All One)
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; 21 years ago (2003-02-25)
CapitalAmurang
Government
 • RegentFranky Donny Wongkar
 • Vice RegentPetra Yanni Rembang
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,456.74 km2 (562.45 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[2]
 • Total
244,590
 • 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.[3] In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.[4] The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census;[5] this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census;[6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 244,590.[2]

Administration

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The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[2] 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 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
71.05.01 Modoinding 53.37 11,324 13,748 14,232 Pinasungkulan 10 95958
71.05.02 Tompaso Baru 105.41 11,774 13,511 13,763 Tompaso Baru Dua 10 95358
71.05.16 Maesaan 140.03 9,717 12,020 12,511 Tumani Utara 12 95357
71.05.03 Ranoyapo 93.68 11,832 14,361 14,866 Pontak Satu 12 95944
21.05.07 Motoling 23.88 7,191 8,650 8,931 Motoling 7 (a) 95941
21.05.15 Kumelembuai 45.42 6,650 7,847 8,056 Kumelembuai Satu 8 95956
71.05.21 Motoling Barat
(West Motoling)		 110.90 7,661 9,655 10,104 Raanon Baru Dua 8 95942
71.05.22 Motoling Timur
(East Motoling)		 68.25 8,673 10,277 10,564 Wanga Amongena 8 95943
71.05.08 Sinonsayang 133.31 15,203 18,860 19,647 Ongkaw Dua 13 95959
71.05.09 Tenga 122.98 17,184 21,522 22,482 Pakuweru 18 95355
71.05.10 Amurang 66.37 16,260 18,182 18,378 Buyungon 8 (b) 95957
71.05.17 Amurang Barat
(West Amurang)		 87.63 14,898 17,307 17,689 Kapitu 10 (c) 95955
71.05.18 Amurang Timur
(East Amurang)		 113.36 13,390 16,455 17,029 Lopana 10 (d) 95954
71.05.13 Tareran 65.77 12,129 14,234 14,591 Rumoong Atas 13 95953
71.05.23 Suluun Tareran
("Sulta")		 40.54 7,098 8,169 8,326 Suluun Empat 9 95952
71.05.12 Tumpaan 73.33 15,434 20,095 21,229 Tumpaan Satu 10 95352
71.05.19 Tatapaan (e) 111.52 8,965 11,570 12,192 Paslaten 11 95351
Totals 1,456.74 195,553 236,463 244,590 Amurang 177

Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan (Motoling, Motoling Dua, Motoling Mawale and Motoling Satu) and 3 desa.
(b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Bitung, Buyungon, Lewet, Ranoyapo, Uwuran I and Uwuran II) and 2 desa.
(c) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kawangkoan Bawah and Rumoong Bawah) and 8 desa.
(d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Pondang and Ranomea) and 8 desa. (e) including 4 small offshore islands.

Climate

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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[7]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7105)
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7105)
  3. ^ RI, Setjen DPR. "Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat". www.dpr.go.id. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ^ Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 9 Tahun 2007 Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. ^ "Climate: Amurang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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