Sitaro Islands Regency
Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro, full name: Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro) is a regency located off the northern extremity of Sulawesi Island in the southern Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The Regency was formed under Law Number 15 Year 2007 from 2 January 2007 (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Nomor 15 Tahun 2007), by separation from the Sangihe Islands Regency of which it had previously formed the southern part. The name is formed from the those of the three principal islands - SI(au), TA(gulandang) and (Bia)RO.
Sitaro Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location within North Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 2°45′56″N 125°24′13″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Capital | Ondong |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Toni Supit |
| • Vice Regent | Siska Salindeho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 275.96 km2 (106.55 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 67,000 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 432 |
| Website | sitarokab.go.id |
The main island is Siau, while further south (nearer Sulawesi) are Tagulandang and Biaro. The new regency's area is 275.96 km² and the total population was 63,801 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at 1 July 2019) was 67,000.[3] Most of the population are fishermen and farmers. The religion of the majority of the population is Christianity and Catholicism, but there are also followers of Islam and Buddhism. The main town and administrative centre is Ulu Siau.
Administration
The Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[4]
| Name | (English name) | Area in sq.km | Population Census 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biaro | 20.85 | 3,248 | |
| Tagulandang Selatan | (South Tagulandang) | 21.63 | 4,171 |
| Tagulandang | (West Tagulandang) | 55.53 | 11,597 |
| Tagulandang Utara | (North Tagulandang) | 17.92 | 4,027 |
| Siau Barat Selatan | (Southwest Siau) | 15.10 | 4,073 |
| Siau Barat | (West Siau) | 34.92 | 7,849 |
| Siau Tengah | (Central Siau) | 11.80 | 1,850 |
| Siau Barat Utara | (Northwest Siau) | 15.20 | 3,887 |
| Siau Timur Selatan | (Southeast Siau) | 24.06 | 7,283 |
| Siau Timur | (East Siau) | 55.94 | 15,816 |
| Totals | 275.95 | 63,801 |
Climate
Ondong, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Ondong | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 407 (16.0) |
308 (12.1) |
299 (11.8) |
273 (10.7) |
279 (11.0) |
250 (9.8) |
216 (8.5) |
166 (6.5) |
180 (7.1) |
228 (9.0) |
328 (12.9) |
374 (14.7) |
3,308 (130.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- "Climate: Ondong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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