Majene Regency

Majene Regency
Kabupaten Majene
Regency
Town of Banggae
Town of Banggae
Coat of arms of Majene Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
CapitalBanggae (Majene)
Government
 • RegentAndi Achmad Syukri Tammalele [id]
 • Vice RegentAndi Ritamariani [id]
Area
 • Total
947.84 km2 (365.96 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
191,626
 • Density202.17/km2 (523.62/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 422
Websitemajenekab.go.id

Majene Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Majene) is one of the six regencies which comprise West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. The Regency covers a land area of 947.84 km2, and had a population of 151,197 at the 2010 Census and 174,407 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 191,626 (comprising 95,914 males and 95,016 females). The town of Majene in the far south of the regency is the administrative capital, and consists of two administrative districts - Banggae and Banggae Timur - with over 43% of the regency population between them.

History

The National Era

Pancasila Majene

On January 15 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of Majene. The earthquake caused extensive damage in the town, destroying many homes, buildings and schools. 108 people were killed and over 3,000 were injured, most of them in Majene and Mamuju.

Economy

Fresh fish (moon wrasse) from Dato Beach

The Mandar people traditionally engage in fishing, agriculture, silk weaking, and traditional dance, with key agricultural products including cassava, rice, coconut, and bananas. Local political offices in the region are predominantly held by individuals of Mandar origin.[citation needed]

Cell phone and computer repair shops have sprung up in response to the various technological needs of the people and internet cafes (warnets) are quick to open as soon as Internet services become available.[citation needed]

Traditional Mandar wedding

Cacao production and exportation has experienced significant growth in the region in recent years.[which?] Philippine and Chinese investors plan on building micro-hydro powered cacao processing plants near Majene by 2011. With this acceleration in cacao production, Governor of West Sulawesi Anwar Adnan Saleh is optimistic that the region will help Indonesia to become the world's largest cocoa producer and exporter. Indonesia is currently the world's third largest cocoa producer after Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, contributing export earnings in excess of US$1.4 billion per year.

In 2006, ExxonMobil began drilling offshore oil off the Majene Regency in Makassar Strait. However by 2013, ExxonMobil returned Mandar Block to the government as it failed to find substantial oil after three exploration wells.

Administration

The regency is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 62 rural desa and 20 urban kelurahan) in each district, 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 2025		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
76.05.01Banggae25.1537,33343,30446,974Totoli8 (a)81411 - 81415
76.05.08Banggae Timur
(East Banggae)		30.0428,55030,57935,589Labuang Utara
(North Labuang)		9 (b)81411 - 81414
76.05.02Pamboang70.1920,80024,08726,106Lalampanua15 (c)81451
76.05.03Sendana (d)82.2420,37424,29926,552Mosso Dhua16 (e)81452
76.05.06Tammerodo Sendana55.4010,58412,64613,481Tammerodo781450
76.05.07Tubo Sendana41.178,2149,75910,529Bonde Bonde781455
76.05.04Malunda187.6516,98619,89421,418Malunda12 (f)81453
76.05.05Ulumanda456.008,2669,83910,974Kabiraan881454
Totals947.84151,107174,407191,626Majene82

Notes: (a) including the 6 urban villages (kelurahan) of Banggae, Baru, Galung, Pangali-Ali, Rangas and Totoli.
(b) including the 8 urban villages of Baruga, Baruga Dhua, Baurung, Labuang, Labuang Utara, Lembang, Tande and Tande Timur.
(c) including the 2 urban villages of Lalampanua and Sirindu. (d) includes the small offshore islands of Pulau Lereklerekan and Pulau Taimanu.
(e) including the 2 urban villages of Mosso and Mosso Dhua. (f) including the 2 urban villages of Lamungang Batu and Malunda.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Majene Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7601)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Aditya, Nicholas Ryan (2021-01-20). "Basarnas: Korban Gempa Sulbar, 90 Meninggal, 18 Selamat, 3 Hilang Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Indonesia, Earthquakes in West Sulawesi". ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Maruli, Aditia. "Philippines, China to build cacao plant in West Sulawesi". Antara News. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Maruli, Aditia. "West Sulawesi to make RI biggest cocoa producing country". Antara News. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "ExxonMobil Signs a New Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia". ExxonMobil. 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. ↑ Wahyuni, Nurseffi Dwi (2013-06-18). "ExxonMobil Hengkang dari 2 Blok Migas di RI". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-15.

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