South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003. In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 9 Tahun 2007 The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 243,519.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7105)
Administration The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7105) The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 163 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo. ofvillagesPostcodes 71.05.01 Modoinding 53.37 11,324 13,748 14,413Pinasungkulan 1095958 71.05.02 Tompaso Baru 105.41 11,774 13,511 14,408Tompaso Baru Dua 1095358 71.05.16 Maesaan 140.03 9,717 12,020 12,196Tumani Utara 1295357 71.05.03 Ranoyapo 93.68 11,832 14,361 14,533Pontak Satu 1295944 21.05.07 Motoling 23.88 7,191 8,650 8,780Motoling 7 (a) 95941 21.05.15 Kumelembuai 45.42 6,650 7,847 7,786Kumelembuai Satu 895956 71.05.21 Motoling Barat (West Motoling) 110.90 7,661 9,655 10,088Raanon Baru Dua 895942 71.05.22 Motoling Timur (East Motoling) 68.25 8,673 10,277 10,802Wanga Amongena 895943 71.05.08 Sinonsayang 133.31 15,203 18,860 19,427Ongkaw Dua 1395959 71.05.09 Tenga 122.98 17,184 21,522 22,248Pakuweru 1895355 71.05.10 Amurang 66.37 16,260 18,182 18,379Buyungon 8 (b) 95957 71.05.17 Amurang Barat (West Amurang) 87.63 14,898 17,307 18,227Kapitu 10 (c) 95955 71.05.18 Amurang Timur (East Amurang) 113.36 13,390 16,455 16,737Lopana 10 (d) 95954 71.05.13 Tareran 65.77 12,129 14,234 13,873Rumoong Atas 1395953 71.05.23 Suluun Tareran ("Sulta") 40.54 7,098 8,169 8,778Suluun Empat 995952 71.05.12 Tumpaan 73.33 15,434 20,095 20,582Tumpaan Satu 1095352 71.05.19 Tatapaan (e) 111.52 8,965 11,570 12,262Paslaten 1195351 Totals 1,456.74 195,553 236,463 243,519Amurang 177
Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan (Motoling, Motoling Dua, Motoling Mawale and Motoling Satu) and 3 desa. (b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Bitung, Buyungon, Lewet, Ranoyapo, Uwuran I and Uwuran II) and 2 desa. (c) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kawangkoan Bawah and Rumoong Bawah) and 8 desa. (d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Pondang and Ranomea) and 8 desa. (e) including 4 small offshore islands.
Climate Amurang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
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