Banggai Laut Regency

Banggai Laut Regency encompasses seven districts across an archipelago with 40 offshore islets, spanning 725 square kilometers of land and 12,156 square kilometers of marine territory.

The Indonesian government established this administrative region on December 14, 2012, by separating it from the existing Banggai Islands Regency to improve local governance.

The population of 70,435 residents maintains traditional fishing practices while adapting to modern marine resource management techniques across the numerous inhabited islands.

The town of Banggai serves as the administrative center, connecting the scattered islands through regular boat services and maintaining essential government facilities.

The regency includes the Bokan Islands to the southeast, combining tropical rainforest environments with extensive coral reefs that support diverse marine ecosystems.

Location: Central Sulawesi

Inception: December 14, 2012

Capital city: Banggai

Elevation above the sea: 83 m

GPS coordinates: -1.58880,123.50080

Latest update: March 7, 2025 04:04