Wajo Regency

Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo
Regency
Wajo Regent's Office
Wajo Regent's Office
Coat of arms of Wajo Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Maradeka Towadjoe Ade'na Napopuang
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSengkang
Government
 • RegentAndi Rosman
 • Vice RegentBaso Rahmanuddin
Area
 • Total
2,608.72 km2 (1,007.23 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
400,878
 • Density153.668/km2 (397.999/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(+62) 485
Websitehttp://wajokab.go.id

Wajo Regency (Buginese: ᨓᨍᨚ, romanized: Wajo’, Buginese pronunciation: [waɟoʔ]) is a regency (kecamatan) in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 2,608.72 km2 and had a population of 384,694 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 379,079 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 400,878 (comprising 195,645 males and 205,233 females).[1] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in the town of Sengkang, part of the urban area of Tempe, which is situated in the eastern shore of Lake Tempe, South Sulawesi's largest inland lake.

History

The modern Wajo Regency was established on 4 July 1959, covering the land area of the former Kingdom of Wajoq.[5]

Administration

The Wajo Regency in 2025 (as in 2010) comprises fourteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 142 rural desa and 48 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025		Admin
centre		No.
of
desa		No.
of
kelurahan		Post
code
73.13.01Sabbangparu153.3825,78524,36525,353Kota Baru12390961
73.13.06Tempe (a)46.9261,05364,32069,439Sengkang-1690811
- 90918
73.13.02Pammana154.4531,20530,71232,250Maroanging14290971
73.13.11Bola178.6319,38519,43520,776Solo10190984
73.13.03Takkalalla157.4320,61219,98120,654Peneki11290981
73.13.04Sajoanging173.7518,67817,52518,310Jalang6390982
73.13.12Penrang138.3915,53014,79915,894Doping9190983
73.13.05Majauleng222.0631,20730,71331,812Paria14490991
73.13.08Tanasitolo168.6639,28039,32441,248Tancung15490951
73.13.07Belawa227.5231,92430,15331,702Menge6390953 (b)
73.13.09Maniangpajo226.5216,01215,76217,085Anabanua5390952
73.13.13Gilireng196.6811,03110,87511,580Gilireng8190954
73.13.14Keera374.1221,73420,23721,777Keera9190993
73.13.10Pitumpanua180.2541,67340,87842,998Siwa23490992
Totals2,608.72385,109379,079400,878Sengkang14248

Note: (a) urban centre, comprising all kelurahan. (b) except for the village of Lepangeng, which has a postcode of 90913.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Government of Indonesia (4 July 1959), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions of Sulawesi (PDF) (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 29/1959, archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-10, retrieved 2009-01-05
  5. ↑ Pelras, Christian (1971a). "Hiérarchie et pouvoir traditionnels en pays Wadjo'" [Traditional hierarchy and power in the country of Wadjo']. Archipel (in French). 1: 169–191. doi:10.3406/arch.1971.930.

4°07′35″S 120°01′55″E / 4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319


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