Wajo Regency

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.

Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo
Coat of arms of Wajo Regency
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

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.

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
Sabbangparu132.7525,78524,37024,400Kota Baru12390961
Tempe (a)38.2761,05364,32064,500Sengkang-1690811
- 90918
Pammana162.1031,20530,71030,750Maroanging14290971
Bola220.1319,38519,44019,460Solo10190984
Takkalalla179.7620,61219,98020,010Peneki11290981
Sajoanging167.0118,67817,53017,550Jalang6390982
Penrang154.9015,53014,80014,820Doping9190983
Majauleng225.9231,20730,71030,760Paria14490991
Tanasitolo154.6039,28039,32039,380Tancung15490951
Belawa172.3031,92430,15030,180Menge6390953 (b)
Maniangpajo175.9616,01215,76015,780Anabanua5390952
Gilireng147.0011,03110,88010,900Gilireng8190954
Keera368.3621,73420,24020,270Keera9190993
Pitumpanua207.1341,67340,88040,940Siwa23490992
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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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.

4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319


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