South Halmahera Regency

South Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Saruma
(One House)
South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (North Maluku)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°23′44″S 127°54′30″E / 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalLabuha
Government
 • RegentHasan Ali Bassam Kasuba
 • Vice RegentHelmi Umar Muchsin
Area
 • Total
8,779.32 km2 (3,389.71 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 Estimate)
 • Total
258,564
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 927
Websitehalselkab.go.id

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan; Indonesian pronunciation: [kabuˌpat̪ɛn halmaˌhera səˈlat̪an]) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island (occupying most of the southern peninsula of that island) and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,779.32 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people, while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395 and the official estimate in mid 2024 was 258,564 (comprising 133,453 males and 125,111 females). The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

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