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Wajo Regency

Coordinates: 4°07′35″S 120°01′55″E / 4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319
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Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo
Regency
Coat of arms of Wajo Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Maradeka Towadjoe Ade'na Napopuang
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSengkang
Government
 • Regent (Bupati)Dr. H. Amran Mahmud S.Sos., M.Si.
Area
 • Total
2,506.19 km2 (967.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
405,137
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(+62) 485
Websitehttp://wajokab.go.id

Wajo Regency (Buginese: ᨓᨍᨚ, romanized: Wajo’, Buginese pronunciation: [waɟoʔ]) is a regency in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,506.19 km2 and had a population of 384,694 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 379,079 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 405,137 (comprising 196,905 males and 208,232 females).[1] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in the town of Sengkang.

History

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Main article: Wajoq § History

The modern Wajo Regency was established in 1959, covering the land area of the former Kingdom of Wajoq.[5]

Administration

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The Wajo Regency in 2023 (as in 2010) comprises fourteen 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-2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 142 rural desa and 48 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

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
desa		 No.
of
kelurahan		 Post
code
73.13.01 Sabbangparu 132.75 25,785 24,370 26,380 Kota Baru 12 3 90961
73.13.06 Tempe (a) 38.27 61,053 64,320 68,640 Sengkang - 16 90811
- 90918
73.13.02 Pammana 162.10 31,205 30,710 33,010 Maroanging 14 2 90971
73.13.11 Bola 220.13 19,385 19,440 21,050 Solo 10 1 90984
73.13.03 Takkalalla 179.76 20,612 19,980 21,240 Peneki 11 2 90981
73.13.04 Sajoanging 167.01 18,678 17,530 18,500 Jalang 6 3 90982
73.13.12 Penrang 154.90 15,530 14,800 15,940 Doping 9 1 90983
73.13.05 Majauleng 225.92 31,207 30,710 32,810 Paria 14 4 90991
73.13.08 Tanasitolo 154.60 39,280 39,320 41,770 Tancung 15 4 90951
73.13.07 Belawa 172.30 31,924 30,150 31,970 Menge 6 3 90953 (b)
73.13.09 Maniang Pajo 175.96 16,012 15,760 17,190 Anabanua 5 3 90952
73.13.13 Gilireng 147.00 11,031 10,880 11,730 Gilireng 8 1 90954
73.13.14 Keera 368.36 21,734 20,240 21,850 Keera 9 1 90993
73.13.10 Pitumpanua 207.13 41,673 40,880 43,080 Siwa 23 4 90992
Totals 2,506.19 384,694 379,079 405,137 Sengkang 142 48

Note: (a) urban centre, comprising all kelurahan. (b) except for the village of Lepangeng, which has a postcode of 90913.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Government of Indonesia (4 July 1959), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions of Sulawesi (PDF) (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 29/1959, retrieved 2009-01-05
  5. ^ Pelras, Christian (1971a). "Hiérarchie et pouvoir traditionnels en pays Wadjo'" [Traditional hierarchy and power in the country of Wadjo']. Archipel (in French). 1: 169–191. doi:10.3406/arch.1971.930.

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