Benteng
Town
Map of Benteng
Map of Benteng
Benteng is located in Selayar Islands Regency
Benteng
Benteng
Benteng is located in Sulawesi
Benteng
Benteng
Benteng (Sulawesi)
Benteng is located in Indonesia
Benteng
Benteng
Benteng (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°7′10.73″S 120°27′59.88″E / 6.1196472°S 120.4666333°E / -6.1196472; 120.4666333
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
RegencySelayar Islands Regency
Area
  Total24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate[1])
  Total25,297
  Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Postcode
92812
Area code(+62) 414
Vehicle registrationDD

Benteng is a town and an administrative district in the Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the administrative capital of the Selayar Islands Regency and is located on the seafront where the means of transport from outside the closest is Benteng Pier. The nearest airport and is the only airport H. Aroeppala Airport located in Padang few miles south of Benteng Bontosunggu precisely in the village, Bontoharu District, Selayar Islands Regency. It had a population of 21,344 at the 2010 Census and 24,849 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 25,397.[3]

Demographics

Population growth charts Benteng District
Home office district Selayar Islands Regency in 1900
Youth Field Benteng in 1923

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
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