South Konawe Regency

South Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Selatan) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,514.21 km² and had a population of 264,587 at the 2010 Census[2] and of 294,815 at the 2015 Census.[3] The administrative centre is in the town of Andoolo.

South Konawe Regency Kabupaten Konawe Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
South Konawe Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia South Konawe Regency South Konawe Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.4114°S 122.0200°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Capital	Andoolo
Government
• Regent	Surunuddin Dangga
• Vice Regent	Arsalim
Area
• Total	4,514.21 km^2 (1,742.95 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	294,815
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 401
Website	konaweselatankab.go.id

Administration

The South Konawe Regency was divided at 2010 into twenty-two districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census population,[4] together with the latest (2013) official estimates of population.[5]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Estimate 2013
Tinanggea		21,320	22,676
Lalembuu	204.80	15,603	16,481
Andoolo	103.61	16,316	17,303
Buke	185.61	13,236	14,037
Palangga	177.83	12,287	13,030
Palangga Selatan (South Palangga)	110.21	6,139	6,510
Baito	152.71	7,562	8,020
Lainea	210.11	8,870	9,407
Laeya	277.97	19,005	20,155
Kolono	344.59	13,602	14,425
Laonti	406.53	9,444	9,915
Moramo	237.89	12,976	13,761
Moramo Utara (North Moramo)	189.05	7,174	7,608
Konda	132.84	18,131	19,112
Wolasi	160.28	4,730	5,016
Ranomeeto	96.57	16,223	17,325
Ranomeeto Barat (West Ranomeeto)	76.07	6,517	7,007
Landono	125.00	11,470	12,164
Mowila	127.41	11,188	11,865
Angata	329.54	14,905	15,807
Benua	138.31	9,734	10,323
Basala		8,155	8,648

Since 2010, three additional districts have been created in 2014 by the division of existing districts - Andoolo Barat (West Andoolo), Kolono Timur (East Kolono) and Sabulakoa (formerly part of Landono district).

Climate

South Konawe has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to November and heavy rainfall from December to July. The following climate data is for the town of Andoolo, the seat of the regency.

Climate data for Andoolo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.9 (87.6)	30.8 (87.4)	30.8 (87.4)	30.7 (87.3)	30.1 (86.2)	29.3 (84.7)	29.0 (84.2)	29.7 (85.5)	30.7 (87.3)	31.9 (89.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.2 (88.2)	30.6 (87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.8 (80.2)	26.9 (80.4)	26.6 (79.9)	25.9 (78.6)	25.4 (77.7)	25.6 (78.1)	26.2 (79.2)	27.1 (80.8)	27.6 (81.7)	27.1 (80.8)	26.6 (79.9)
Average low °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)	23.1 (73.6)	22.5 (72.5)	21.8 (71.2)	21.6 (70.9)	21.8 (71.2)	22.3 (72.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.6 (72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	199 (7.8)	198 (7.8)	220 (8.7)	199 (7.8)	240 (9.4)	220 (8.7)	152 (6.0)	103 (4.1)	94 (3.7)	70 (2.8)	119 (4.7)	173 (6.8)	1,987 (78.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
6. "Climate: Andoolo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.