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
 • Total2,506.19 km2 (967.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total379,706
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(+62) 485
Websitehttp://wajokab.go.id

Wajo Regency 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 at mid 2022 was 379,706.[1] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in Sengkang.

History

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

Administration

The Wajo Regency in 2022 (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 2022.[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 post code.

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
desa		No.
of
kelurahan		Post
code
73.13.01Sabbangparu132.7525,78524,37024,400Kota Baru12390961
73.13.06Tempe (a)38.2761,05364,32064,500Sengkang-1690811
- 90918
73.13.02Pammana162.1031,20530,71030,750Maroanging14290971
73.13.11Bola220.1319,38519,44019,460Solo10190984
73.13.03Takkalalla179.7620,61219,98020,010Peneki11290981
73.13.04Sajoanging167.0118,67817,53017,550Jalang6390982
73.13.12Penrang154.9015,53014,80014,820Doping9190983
73.13.05Majauleng225.9231,20730,71030,760Paria14490991
73.13.08Tanasitolo154.6039,28039,32039,380Tancung15490951
73.13.07Belawa172.3031,92430,15030,180Menge6390953 (b)
73.13.09Maniang Pajo175.9616,01215,76015,780Anabanua5390952
73.13.13Gilireng147.0011,03110,88010,900Gilireng8190954
73.13.14Keera368.3621,73420,24020,270Keera9190993
73.13.10Pitumpanua207.1341,67340,88040,940Siwa23490992
Totals2,506.19384,694379,079379,706Sengkang14248

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 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.

4°07′35″S 120°01′55″E / 4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319


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