Selayar Islands Regency

Selayar Islands Regency Kabupaten Kepulauan Selayar
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Tanadoang
Motto:  Selayar Mapan Mandiri
Location within South Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 6°49′00″S 120°48′00″E / 6.81667°S 120.8°E / -6.81667; 120.8
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Province	South Sulawesi
Anniversary	29 November 1605; 418 years ago (1605-11-29)
Capital	Benteng
Government
• Regent	Muh Basli Ali
• Vice Regent	Zainuddin
Area
• Total	1,357.03 km2 (523.95 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate[1])
• Total	142,100
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Postcode	92812
Area code	(+62) 414
Vehicle registration	DD
Website	kepulauanselayarkab.go.id

The Selayar Islands Regency is a regency of Indonesia in South Sulawesi province that covers the Selayar Islands, which lie southeast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The archipelago consists of the group's main island (Selayar Island), which is surrounded by 41 smaller islands around its coast; further to the southeast lies a widespread group of islands, including the smaller but still substantial islands of Pasimassunggu, Pasimarannu and Pasilambena in the far south, and the huge atoll of Takabonerate (itself containing 28 named islands). The regency covers an area of 1,357.03 km², and had a population of 103,596 at the 2000 Census, 122,055 at the Census of 2010^[2] and 137,071 at that of 2020.^[3] The official estimate for mid 2023 was 142,100 (comprising 69,907 males and 72,193 females).^[1] The administrative centre is the town of Benteng on Selayar Island. The Selayar Straits separate the regency from Sulawesi island.