Pinrang Regency (Buginese: ᨄᨙᨋ, romanized: Pénrang) is one of the twenty-one regencies in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Pinrang town in Watang Sawitto District is the administrative capital of Pinrang Regency. The regency is situated in the northwest of the South Sulawesi peninsula, and covers a land area of 1,896.57 km2. It had a population of 351,161 at the 2010 Census[2] and 403,994 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 417,932 (comprising 206,252 males and 211,680 females).[1]
Administrative districts
Pinrang Regency comprises twelve 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 2023.[4] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 69 rural desa and 40 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (kecamatan)
Area in km2
Pop'n Census 2010
Pop'n Census 2020
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023
Admin centre
No. of desa
No. of kelurahan
Post code(s)
73.15.02
Suppa (a)
69.78
30,504
34,434
35,723
Majennang
8
2 (b)
91273
73.15.01
Mattiro Sompe
90.46
27,441
30,155
31,342
Langnga
7
2 (c)
91261
73.15.10
Lanrisang
65.48
17,131
19,713
20,611
Jampue
6
1 (d)
91272
73.15.03
Mattiro Bulu
127.71
26,847
31,524
32,328
Bua
7
2 (e)
91271
73.15.04
Watang Sawitto
61.76
51,093
56,570
59,730
Sawitto
-
8 (f)
91211 - 91221
73.15.11
Paleteang
46.32
36,699
42,630
43,251
Laleng Bata
-
6 (g)
91213 - 91215
73.15.09
Tiroang
77.44
20,856
23,409
24,716
Tiroang
-
6 (h)
91256
73.15.05
Patampanua
124.02
31,533
37,577
38,859
Teppo
7
4 (j)
91252
73.15.08
Cempa
88.01
17,217
19,543
20,027
Cempa
6
1 (k)
91262
73.15.06
Duampanua
284.42
43,877
50,226
51,159
Lampa
10
5 (l)
91251
73.15.12
Batu Lappa
164.59
9,652
11,281
11,570
Bilajeng
4
1 (m)
91253
73.15.07
Lembang
696.54
38,268
46,932
48,616
Tuppa
14
2 (n)
91254
Totals
1,896.57
351,161
403,994
417,932
Pinrang
69
40
Notes: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Dapo, Pulau Kamerrang and Pulau Lawakkoang. (b) Tellumpanua and Watang Suppa. (c) Langnga and Pallameang. (d) Lanrisang kelurahan. (e) Manarang and Padaidi. (f) Bentengnge, Jaya, Macorawalie, Penrang, Salo, Sawitto, Siparappe and Sipatokkong. (g) Benteng Sawito, Laleng Bata, Macinnae, Mamminasae, Pacongang and Temmassarangnge. (h) Fakkie, Marawi, Mattiro Deceng, Pammase, Samaturue and Tiroang. (j) Benteng, Maccirinna, Teppo and Tonyamang. (k) Cempe kelurahan. (l) Bittoeng, Data, Lampa, Pekkabata and Tatae. (m)
Kassa kelurahan. (n) Betteng and Taddokong.
Climate
Pinrang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Pinrang.
