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
Sitaro Islands Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sitaro Islands Regency
Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°45′56″N 125°24′13″E
Country Indonesia
ProvinceNorth Sulawesi
CapitalOndong
Government
  RegentToni Supit
  Vice RegentSiska Salindeho
Area
  Total275.96 km2 (106.55 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2019)[1]
  Total67,000
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 432
Websitesitarokab.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
Biaro20.853,248
Tagulandang Selatan(South Tagulandang)21.634,171
Tagulandang(West Tagulandang)55.5311,597
Tagulandang Utara(North Tagulandang)17.924,027
Siau Barat Selatan(Southwest Siau)15.104,073
Siau Barat(West Siau)34.927,849
Siau Tengah(Central Siau)11.801,850
Siau Barat Utara(Northwest Siau)15.203,887
Siau Timur Selatan(Southeast Siau)24.067,283
Siau Timur(East Siau)55.9415,816
Totals275.9563,801

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

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. "Climate: Ondong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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