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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 37,050 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 44,423 (comprising 22,471 males and 21,952 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7412) The administrative centre lies at the town of Langara, a port of the northwest corner of the island.
Administration Konawe Islands Regency, which is coincident with Wawonii Island, is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7412)
The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (comprising 89 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter being the district administrative centre in each of the districts except in Wawonii Barat District, where the kelurahan is Langara Laut which had 990 inhabitants in mid 2023, rather than neighbouring Langara Iwawo which had 892 inhabitants), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan)Areain km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 74.12.05 Wawonii Tenggara (Southeast Wawonii) 147.005,3046,9728,447Polara 1593394 74.12.04 Wawonii Timur (East Wawonii) 119.832,8143,4253,996Munse 1193396 74.12.03 Wawonii Timur Laut (Northeast Wawonii) 90.583,0833,5884,128Ladianta 1093397 74.12.02 Wawonii Utara (North Wawonii) 137.705,0676,1687,100Lansilowo 2193398 74.12.06 Wawonii Selatan (South Wawonii) 137.453,2764,3084,986Sawaea 1193392 74.12.07 Wawonii Tengah (Central Wawonii) 142.392,9903,8434,771Lampeapi 1293393 74.12.01 Wawonii Barat (West Wawonii) 92.636,4108,74610,995Langara Iwawo 1693391 Totals 867.5828,94437,05044,423Langara 96
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