Banggai Sea Regency

{{Short description|Regency in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia}}

{{Distinguish|Banggai Islands Regency {{!}}Banggai Islands Regency}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Banggai Sea Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Banggai Laut

| native_name_lang = id

| nickname =

| settlement_type = Regency

| motto =

| image_skyline = Keraton Banggai.jpg

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Palace of Banggai Kingdom in Banggai

| image_flag =

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| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Banggai Laut.tif

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| image_map = {{#property:p242}}

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| map_caption = Location within Central Sulawesi

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Banggai#Indonesia_Sulawesi#Indonesia

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| pushpin_label_position = top

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Banggai Islands, Sulawesi and Indonesia

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Central Sulawesi

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Banggai

| government_footnotes =

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| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Wenny Bukamo

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = Tuty Hamid

| established_title =

| established_date = 14 December 2012

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| unit_pref = metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 725.67

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| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_footnotes =

| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)

| population_total = 73100

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = ICST

| utc_offset = +8

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| coordinates = {{coord|1.5888|S|123.5008|E|source:wikidata|display=inline}}

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| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 461

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| website = {{url|banggailautkab.go.id}}

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Banggai Sea Regency ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Banggai Laut, "Marine Banggai Regency"}}) is a regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, partitioned from the Banggai Islands Regency.{{cite web| title = Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru | url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2012/12/15/1727191/Malaka.Akhirnya.Menjadi.Daerah.Otonom.Baru |publisher= Kompas | accessdate = 30 December 2012}} It comprises the southern part of the Banggai Islands archipelago, including the main island of Banggai itself (including 40 offshore islets), the islands of Labobo and Bangkurung to the southwest of Banggai Island, and the numerous small Bokan Islands (Kepulauan Bokan) to the southeast; it does not include the larger island of Peleng to the north (between Banggai Island and the mainland of Sulawesi) which forms the Banggai Islands Regency. The new Banggai Sea Regency covers a land area of 725.67 km² (and an associated marine area of 12,156.78 km²), and the districts now comprising the new Regency had a population of 62,183 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 70,435 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official population estimate at mid-2023 was 73,100 (comprising 36,900 males and 36,200 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)