Minahasa Regency
Minahasa Regency
Kabupaten Minahasa | |
|---|---|
| Motto: I Jayat U Santi | |
Location in North Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 1°1′N 124°34′E / 1.017°N 124.567°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Established | 5 November 1428 |
| Capital | Tondano |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Robby Dondokambey |
| • Vice Regent | Vanda Sarundajang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,141.64 km2 (440.79 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 351,920 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Website | minahasa.go.id |
Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is Tondano. It covers an area of 1,141.64 km2 and had a population of 310,384 at the 2010 Census; this rose to 347,290 at the 2020 Census, and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 351,920 (comprising 179,240 males and 172,680 females).
Several cities and regencies representing areas that were initially part of the Minahasa Regency have since been removed from this regency and established as the cities of Bitung (initially made an administrative city in 1975, and then raised to a fully independent city on 15 August 1990) and Tomohon (25 February 2003), and the regencies of South Minahasa (also on 25 February 2003), North Minahasa (on 18 December 2003), and Southeast Minahasa (on 2 January 2007, through the South Minahasa Regency). Wildlife watching tourism in Minahasa highland is now becoming popular among international visitors. They travel to Minahasa to watch endemic birds such as Pale Blue Monarch, Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Finch-billed Myna etc.