South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003.[3] In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.[4] The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census;[5] this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census;[6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 244,590.[2]
Administration
The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[2] The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 163 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (kecamatan)
Area in km2
Pop'n Census 2010
Pop'n Census 2020
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post codes
71.05.01
Modoinding
53.37
11,324
13,748
14,232
Pinasungkulan
10
95958
71.05.02
Tompaso Baru
105.41
11,774
13,511
13,763
Tompaso Baru Dua
10
95358
71.05.16
Maesaan
140.03
9,717
12,020
12,511
Tumani Utara
12
95357
71.05.03
Ranoyapo
93.68
11,832
14,361
14,866
Pontak Satu
12
95944
21.05.07
Motoling
23.88
7,191
8,650
8,931
Motoling
7 (a)
95941
21.05.15
Kumelembuai
45.42
6,650
7,847
8,056
Kumelembuai Satu
8
95956
71.05.21
Motoling Barat (West Motoling)
110.90
7,661
9,655
10,104
Raanon Baru Dua
8
95942
71.05.22
Motoling Timur (East Motoling)
68.25
8,673
10,277
10,564
Wanga Amongena
8
95943
71.05.08
Sinonsayang
133.31
15,203
18,860
19,647
Ongkaw Dua
13
95959
71.05.09
Tenga
122.98
17,184
21,522
22,482
Pakuweru
18
95355
71.05.10
Amurang
66.37
16,260
18,182
18,378
Buyungon
8 (b)
95957
71.05.17
Amurang Barat (West Amurang)
87.63
14,898
17,307
17,689
Kapitu
10 (c)
95955
71.05.18
Amurang Timur (East Amurang)
113.36
13,390
16,455
17,029
Lopana
10 (d)
95954
71.05.13
Tareran
65.77
12,129
14,234
14,591
Rumoong Atas
13
95953
71.05.23
Suluun Tareran ("Sulta")
40.54
7,098
8,169
8,326
Suluun Empat
9
95952
71.05.12
Tumpaan
73.33
15,434
20,095
21,229
Tumpaan Satu
10
95352
71.05.19
Tatapaan (e)
111.52
8,965
11,570
12,192
Paslaten
11
95351
Totals
1,456.74
195,553
236,463
244,590
Amurang
177
Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan (Motoling, Motoling Dua, Motoling Mawale and Motoling Satu) and 3 desa. (b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Bitung, Buyungon, Lewet, Ranoyapo, Uwuran I and Uwuran II) and 2 desa. (c) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kawangkoan Bawah and Rumoong Bawah) and 8 desa. (d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Pondang and Ranomea) and 8 desa. (e) including 4 small offshore islands.
Climate
Amurang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.