Banggai Regency Kabupaten Banggai |
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Regency | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Sulawesi |
Capital | Luwuk |
Government | |
• Regent | Herwin Yatim |
Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 323,872 |
Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) |
Area code(s) | +62 461 |
The Banggai regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai) is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency (kabupaten), created by splitting the existing Banggai regency into this smaller Banggai regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands (capital, Banggai town); the archipelago is separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng).
The Banggai regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
Coordinates: 1°35′35″S 123°30′15″E / 1.59306°S 123.50417°E