Sigi Regency

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. It covers an area of 5,196.02 km2 and had a population of 215,030 at the 2010 Census[2] and 239,421 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 266,812.[1] The principal town lies at Sigi Biromaru.

Sigi Regency
Kabupaten Sigi
Regency
Coat of arms of Sigi Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Mareso Masagena (Kaili)
(Difficult and Happy to be Together)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Sigi Regency is located in Sulawesi
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sigi Regency is located in Indonesia
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalSigi Biromaru
Government
 • RegentMohamad Irwan, S.Sos., M.Si
 • Vice RegentDr. Samuel Yansen Pongi, SE., M.Si
Area
 • Total5,196.02 km2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total266,812
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 451
Websitesigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency was one of the areas in northwest Sulawesi most affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Dozens of people were reported to have been killed by the earthquake and there were reports of "massive liquification" which caused homes to be swept away.

Prince and princess of Kulawi
Marego dancers in Kulawi
Woman in traditional dress in Kulawi

Conflicts

Following religious conflicts in the neighbouring Poso Regency, the Indonesia government mounted Operation Tinombala in early 2016 to combat local terrorist activities carried out by the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (Mujahiddin Indonesian Timur, or MIT) in the province.[4] In late November 2020, there were indications that the conflict had spread into Sigi Regency when four residents of remote Lembantongoa village were killed in an apparent terrorist attack attributed to MIT.[5] Indonesia's senior Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister Mahfud MD issued a statement saying that the government was committed to tracking down those responsible for the murders and the accompanying destruction.

Administrative Districts

The Sigi Regency was divided at 2010 and at 2020 into fifteen districts (kecamatan), but on 14 September 2020 a sixteenth district (Sigi Kota) was formed from parts of Sigi Biromaru (7 desa), Dolo (2 desa) and Palolo (1 desa) Districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of villages (all rated as rural desa) in each district.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2021		Admin
centre		No.
of
desa
Pipikoro956.137,8178,7208,704Peana19
Kulawi Selatan
(South Kulawi)		418.128,4739,4409,839Lawua12
Kulawi1,053.5614,17215,81016,420Bolapopo16
Lindu552.034,6905,2505,584Tomado5
Nokilalaki75.195,6266,2605,824Kamarora5
Palolo581.4827,38530,44030,221Makmur21
Gumbasa176.4911,68213,01013,663Pakuli7
Tanambulava56.337,8668,7709,899Sibalaya Utara5
Dolo Selatan
(South Dolo)		584.7114,44816,08017,355Baluase12
Dolo Barat
(West Dolo)		112.1812,57614,01015,235Kalele12
Dolo21.7920,59122,93023,206Kota Pulu9
Sigi Biromaru175.2942,85747,71048,053Mpanau10
Marawola38.6520,99123,36029,786Binangga11
Marawola Barat
(West Marawola)		150.516,3827,1005,871Dombu12
Kinovaro70.389,47410,54010,878Porame10
Sigi Kota173.10(a)(a)16,274Bora10
Totals5,196.02 215,030239,421266,812Sigi Biromaru177

Note (a) the population of the new Sigi Kota District in 2010 and 2020 is included in the figures for Sigi Biromaru, Dolo and Palolo Districts, from parts of which it was created on 14 September 2020.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sigi Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7210)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, 'Reevaluate Operation Tinambala after Sigi attack: Analysts', The Jakarta Post, 9 December 2020.
  5. Any Rufaedah and Idhamsyah Eka Putra, 'IS replication in Indonesia and counterterrism after the Sigi attack', East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 9 January 2012. See also Rizki Rachriansyah, 'Four killed in alleged MIT attack in Sigi, reigniting concerns over sectarian conflict', The Jakarta Post, 29 November 2020.

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