Konawe Islands Regency
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Konawe Islands Regency
Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan | |
|---|---|
 Kampa beach in Wawonii | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Southeast Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 4°08′52″S 123°03′55″E / 4.14778°S 123.06528°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Southeast Sulawesi |
| Capital | Langara |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Rifqi Saifullah Razak |
| • Vice Regent | Muhamad Farid |
| Area | |
• Total | 867.58 km2 (334.97 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 official estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 433,545 |
| • Density | 499.72/km2 (1,294.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 401 |
| Website | konkepkab |
Konawe Islands Regency is an insular regency in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, established on 15 May 2013 from that former insular part of Konawe Regency which consisted of the seven districts comprising Wawonii Island (together with a few minor offshore islets). It covers an area of 867.58 km2, and had a population of 28,944 at the 2010 Census[2] and 37,050 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 43,545 (comprising 22,028 males and 21,517 females).[1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Langara, a port of the northwest corner of the island.
