Enrekang Regency (Enrekang, Duri, and Maiwa: Endekan, Buginese: ᨕᨙᨋᨙᨀ, romanized: Énrékang) is an inland regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,821.53 km2 and had a population of 190,175 at the 2010 census[2] and 225,172 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 231,301 (comprising 117,519 males and 113,782 females).[1] The principal town lies at Enrekang.

Enrekang Regency
Kabupaten Enrekang
Landscape of Enrekang
Landscape of Enrekang
Coat of arms of Enrekang Regency
Motto(s): 
Massenrempulu
(Side of the mountain or along the mountain)
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalEnrekang
Area
 • Total
1,821.53 km2 (703.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
231,301
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Administrative districts

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Enrekang 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.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 112 rural desa and 17 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
kelu-
rahan
Post
code
73.16.01 Maiwa 400.74 23,119 27,880 28,521 Bangkala 21 1 (a) 91760
73.16.06 Bungin 241.53 4,345 5,508 5,690 Bungin 6 - 91761
73.16.02 Enrekang 296.91 30,568 37,080 37,139 Juppandang 12 6 (b) 91711
& 91712
73.16.07 Cendana 92.90 8,695 9,935 10,084 Cendana 7 - 91711
73.16.03 Baraka 162.30 21,201 23,539 24,170 Baraka 12 3 (c) 91753
73.16.10 Buntu Batu 129.15 12,779 15,248 15,980 Pasui 8 - 91750
73.16.04 Anggeraja 127.87 23,825 28,468 29,498 Lakawan 12 3 (d) 91752
73.16.09 Malua 41.17 7,641 9,154 9,443 Malua 7 1 (e) 91751
73.16.05 Alla 35.34 20,657 24,116 25,088 Kambiolangi 5 3 (f) 91754
73.16.08 Curio 181.97 14,841 17,816 18,468 Curio 11 - 91756
73.16.11 Masalle 69.76 12,298 14,612 15,079 Masalle 6 - 91757
73.16.12 Baroko 41.90 10,279 11,816 12,141 Baroko 5 - 91755
Totals 1,821.53 190,175 225,172 231,301 Enrekang 112 17

Notes: (a) the kelurahan is Bangkala. (b) comprising Galonta, Juppandang, Leoran, Lewaja, Puserren and Tuara.
(c) comprising Balla, Baraka and Tomenawa. (d) comprising Lakawan, Mataran and Tanete.
(e) the kelurahan is Malua. (f) comprising Buntu Sugi, Kalosi and Kambiolangi.

Ethnic groups and languages

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While the majority of inhabitants of Enrekang Regency use the Indonesian language, the local inhabitants generally identify as being with the Massenrempulu ethnic group and speak languages related to that group. There are 4 of these languages, each comprising a number of local dialects. The Duri language is the language in the north of the regency (mainly in Baraka, Buntu Batu, Anggeraja, Malua, Alla, Curio, Masalle and Baroko Districts), but is influenced by the Toraja language of the north of the province. The languages spoken further south in the regency are Enrekang (mainly in Enrekang and Cendana Districts, as well as further west in Batu Lappa and Lembang Districts in the north of neighbouring Pinrang Regency) and Maiwa (mainly in Maiwa and Bungin Districts). The fourth Massenrempulu language is Malimpung, which is mainly spoken further to the southwest in Pinrang Regency, and is influenced by the Bugis language spoken in the main part of the peninsula.[4]

Climate

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Enrekang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Enrekang.

Climate data for Enrekang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
30.0
(86.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.9
(87.6)
31.3
(88.3)
31.9
(89.4)
31.2
(88.2)
30.3
(86.5)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
26.3
(79.3)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
22.4
(72.3)
21.4
(70.5)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
22.5
(72.5)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 316
(12.4)
171
(6.7)
184
(7.2)
295
(11.6)
235
(9.3)
175
(6.9)
140
(5.5)
138
(5.4)
195
(7.7)
157
(6.2)
168
(6.6)
236
(9.3)
2,410
(94.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Enrekang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7316)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Journal of Language Survey Report 2023, A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Massenrempulu Language Cluster of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  5. ^ "Climate: Enrekang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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