Central Halmahera Regency

Central Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah) is a regency (on Halmahera Island) in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. At the 2010 Census it had a population of 42,815; the latest official estimate (as at 2017) is 50,164.[2] The capital lies at Weda.

Central Halmahera Regency Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 0.4806°N 128.2500°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Maluku
Capital	Weda
Government
• Regent	Muhammad Al Yasin Ali
• Vice Regent	Soksi Hi Ahmad
Area
• Total	2,654 km^2 (1,025 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	50,164
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 921
Website	haltengkab.go.id

Administration

The regency was divided at 2010 into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. Subsequently two further kecamatan have been created - Weda Timur and Patani Timur.

Name	English name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Admin centre	No. of Villages	Post Code
Weda		146.6	6,677	Were	7	97850
Weda Selatan	South Weda	176.6	4,850	Wairoro Indah	8	97851
Weda Timur	East Weda	^1	^1	Messa	4	97852
Weda Tengah	Central Weda	491.9	3,942	Lililef Waibulan	7	97853
Weda Utara	North Weda	6,677	6,200	Sagea	5	97854
Patani		70.1	3,920	Kipai	5	97855
Patani Barat	West Patani	182.4	3,634	Banemo	5	97856
Patani Timur	East Patani	^2	^2	Damuli	6	97857
Patani Utara	North Patani	201.9	8,949	Tepeleo	6	97858
Pulau Gebe	Gebe Island	180.2	4,643	Kapaleo	8	97859

Notes:

• ¹ the figures for East Weda are included with those from North Weda, from which it was cut out.
• ² the figures for East Patani are included with those from North Patani, from which it was cut out.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.