Banggai Regency

Banggai Regency Kabupaten Banggai
Regency
Port of Luwuk
Coat of arms
Location within Central Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 0°57′26″S 122°33′31″E / 0.957091°S 122.558593°E / -0.957091; 122.558593
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Luwuk
Government
• Regent	Aminuddin Tamoreka
• Vice Regent	Furqaniddin Masulili
Area
• Total	9,672.70 km2 (3,734.65 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	373,693
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 461
Website	banggaikab.go.id

The Banggai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai) is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency (kabupaten), created on 4 October 1999 by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands to the southeast (capital, Banggai town) which are separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng). The residual Banggai Regency covers an area of 9,672.70 km² and had a population of 323,626 at the 2010 census^[2] and 362,275 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 373,693 (comprising 190,430 males and 183,260 females).^[1]