Sengkang is a town in the

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital and largest ci ...

province of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

and it is the seat (capital) of

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,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 379,079 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statisti ...

. It lies on the east side of

Lake Tempe Lake Tempe () is a lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is located at . The town of Sengkang Sengkang (, , ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the North-East Region, Singa ...

, and its 38.27 km² area held 64,500 inhabitants in mid 2022,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023. divided among 16 urban villages (''kelurahan'').

Climate

Sengkang has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Gallery

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Huis van lokale bestuurders in Singkang TMnr 60028779.jpg, The palace of a prince in Sengkang in the 1930s File:Sengkang Wajo Regency South Sulawesi.jpg, The town centre of Sengkang Populated places in South Sulawesi Regency seats of South Sulawesi {{SSulawesi-geo-stub