Banggai Islands

regency in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q15812
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Summary

Banggai Islands is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central Sulawesi[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Teluk Tolo[5]
  • Capital: Salakan[6]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Buko[7], South Buko[8], Bulagi[9], South Bulagi[10], North Bulagi[11], Liang[12], Peling Tengah[13], Tinangkung[14], South Tinangkung[15], North Tinangkung[16], Totikum[17], South Totikum[18]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan[19]
  • Executive body: Q114186676[20]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470583[21]
  • Commons category: Banggai[22]
  • Inception: October 4, 1999[23]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Greater Sunda Islands[24]
  • Significant event: boundary change[25]
  • Separated from: Banggai[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Banggai Islands Regency[27]
  • Population: 111,412[28]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Banggai Islands[29]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 7201[30]
  • Area: 2265.4 km²[31]
  • Name: Banggai Kepulauan[32]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[33]
  • Related category: Category:District in Banggai Islands Regency[34]

Why It Matters

Banggai Islands has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5 of 2013. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 27
    Executive body → Q114186676
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'gor', 'id', 'ja', 'jv
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470583
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  3. 8w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan
    Located in time zone → —
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  4. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2265.4'}
    Located in or next to body of water → Teluk Tolo
    Capital → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29477|batch #29477]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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