Konawe Islands Regency is a new
regency
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of
Southeast Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly ca ...
, Indonesia, established in 2013 from part of Konawe Regency and consisting of the seven districts comprising
Wawonii Island. It covers an area of 867.58 km
2, and had a population of 28,944 at the 2010 Census and 37,050 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 37,639. The administrative centre lies at the town of
Langara.
Administration
Konawe Islands Regency, which is coincident with Wawonii Island, is divided into seven
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
References
Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi
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