South Minahasa Regency
South Minahasa Regency
(Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan) | |
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| Motto(s): Cita Waya Esa (We Are All One) | |
Location in North Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 0°35′N 124°18′E / 0.583°N 124.300°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Established | 25 February 2003 |
| Capital | Amurang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Franky Donny Wongkar |
| • Vice Regent | Theodorus Kawatu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,456.74 km2 (562.45 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 244,590 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Website | minselkab.go.id |
South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003. In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007. The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census; this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 244,590.