South Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a

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North Sulawesi North Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders the Philippine province of Davao Occidental and Soccsks ...

Province of

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. The Regency stretches along the south coast of the province as part of the

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, facing the

Gulf of Tomini The Gulf of Tomini ( id, Teluk Tomini), also known as the Bay of Tomini, is the equatorial gulf which separates the Minahassa Peninsula, Minahassa (Northern) and East Peninsula, Sulawesi, East Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in In ...

. It was created on 24 June 2008 by splitting off districts which were previously the southern part of

Bolaang Mongondow Regency Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a regency of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, situated on the island of Sulawesi. The principal town lies at Kotamobagu, which is now administratively separated from the regency, the administrative centre of which i ...

. It covers a land area of 1,932.30 km², and had a population of 57,001 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which rose to 69,791 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 73,046.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7111) The administrative centre lies at the town of Molibagu.

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into five

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(''kecamatan''), but two additional districts (Helumo and Tomini) have subsequently been created by splitting of existing districts. The seven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7111) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of

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s (all classed as rural ''desa'') in each district and its postal code. Notes: (a) the 2010 population of Tomini District is included in the figure for Posigadan District, from which it was cut out.
(b) the 2010 population of Helumo District is included in the figure for Bolaang Uki District, from which it was cut out.
(c) including four offshore islands - ''Pulau Babi'', ''Pulau Kelapa'', ''Pulau Pondan Mointok'' and ''Pulau Pondan Moloben''.

References

Regencies of North Sulawesi {{NSulawesi-geo-stub