Southeast Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It covers a land area of 730.63 km2, and had a population of 100,443 at the 2010 Census;[3] this had risen to 116,323 at the 2020 Census,[4] and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 118,946 (comprising 61,478 males and 57,468 females).[2] It was established as a separate regency from the south-eastern part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.[5] Its administrative centre is at the town of Ratahan (Ratahan is also a language spoken in the Regency).
Administrative Districts
The regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 135 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Ratahan District), and its post codes.
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 villages
Post code
71.07.04
Ratatotok (a)
104.18
12,117
14,227
14,604
Ratatotok
15
95999
71.07.02
Pusomaen (b)
53.63
8,219
9,583
9,817
Tetengesan
15
95997
71.07.03
Belang (c)
75.17
15,224
17,286
17,571
Belang
20
95992
71.07.01
Ratahan
61.63
12,164
13,721
13,921
Tosuraya
11 (d)
95994
71.07.11
Pasan
49.79
6,594
7,570
7,720
Liwutung
11
95993
71.07.12
Ratahan Timur (East Ratahan)
63.99
5,548
6,174
6,240
Wioy
10
95995
71.07.05
Tombatu
67.95
9,008
10,151
10,296
Betelen
11
95996
71.07.09
Tombatu Timur (East Tombatu)
18.81
8,442
9,795
10,020
Molompar Dua
11
95990
71.07.10
Tombatu Utara (North Tombatu)
37.17
7,674
8,992
9,225
Tombatu Dua
10
95991
71.07.06
Touluaan
101.80
6,217
7,419
7,651
Ranoketang Atas
10
95981
71.07.07
Touluaan Selatan (South Touluaan)
52.76
4,079
4,878
5,034
Kalait
10
95982
71.07.08
Silian Raya
43.75
5,157
6,527
6,847
Silian Dua
10
95998
Totals
730.63
100,443
116,323
118,946
Ratahan
144
Notes: (a) including 10 offshore islands. (b) including 9 offshore islands. (c) including 5 offshore islands. (d) comprises 9 kelurahan (Lowu Dua, Lowu Satu, Lowu Utara, Nataan, Tosuraya, Tosuraya Barat, Tosuraya Selatan, Wawali and Wawali Pasan) and 2 desa.
Climate
Ratahan, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
