North Minahasa Regency

North Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is Airmadidi. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was split off and established as a separate regency on 20 November 2003.^[2] It covers an area of 1,059.24 km², and had a population of 188,904 at the 2010 Census;^[3] this had risen to 224,993 at the 2020 Census,^[4] and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 231,791 (comprising 117,743 males and 114,048 females).^[1] The Regency includes the offshore islands of Bangka (Pulau Bangka) and Talisei (Pulau Talise) to the north of Sulawesi, and Mantenang (Pulau Mantehage) and Naeng Besar (Pulau Nain Besar) to the northwest.

North Minahasa Regency Kabupaten Minahasa Utara
Regency
Seal
Location in North Sulawesi
North Minahasa Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°24′9″N 124°57′36″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sulawesi
Established	20 November 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11-20)
Capital	Airmadidi
Government
• Regent	Joune Ganda
• Vice Regent	Kevin William Lotulung
Area [1]
• Total	1,059.24 km2 (408.97 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	231,791
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Website	minutkab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations from the 2010 Census^[3] and the 2020 Census,^[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 125 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Airmadidi District), and its postal codes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
71.06.01	Kema (a)	78.76	15,009	17,774	18,270	Kema Satu	10	95379
71.06.02	Kauditan	108.20	23,620	28,643	29,650	Kauditan Satu	12	95372
71.06.03	Airmadidi	86.66	26,558	30,981	31,703	Airmadidi Atas	9 (b)	95371
71.06.08	Kalawat	39.03	26,675	32,784	34,075	Kolongan	12	95378
71.06.05	Dimembe	166.43	22,774	27,553	28,502	Dimembe	11	95373
71.06.09	Talawaan	82.51	17,678	22,360	23,439	Talawaan	12	95370
71.06.04	Wori (c)	90.70	17,980	20,749	21,164	Wori	20	95376
71.06.06	Likupang Barat (d) (West Likupang)	104.29	16,988	18,015	17,955	Serey	20	95377
71.06.07	Likupang Timur (e) (East Likupang)	290.84	16,519	20,340	21,152	Likupang Satu	18	95375
71.06.10	Likupang Selatan (South Likupang)	11.82	5,103	5,794	5,881	Kokoleh Satu	7	95374
	Totals	1,059.24	188,904	224,993	231,791	Airmadidi	131

Notes: (a) including 10 small offshore islands. (b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Airmadidi Atas, Airmadidi Bawah, Rap-Rap, Sarongsong Dua, Sarongsong Satu and Sukur) and 3 desa.
(c) including offshore islands of Mantehage, Nain Besar, Nain Kecil, Bulu, Makelehi and Paniki to the west.
(d) including offshore islands of Talisei, Kelapa Dua and 10 smaller to the north. (e) including offshore islands of Bangka and 18 smaller to the north.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7106)
2. Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 33 Tahun 2003 Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

1°24′09″N 124°57′36″E