Pinrang Regency
Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Pinrang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pinrang, Buginese: ᨄᨙᨋ, romanized: Pénrang) is one of the twenty-one regencies in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Pinrang town in Watang Sawitto District is the administrative capital of Pinrang Regency. The regency is situated in the northwest of the South Sulawesi peninsula, and covers a land area of 1,896.57 km2. It had a population of 351,161 at the 2010 Census and 403,994 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 427,785 (comprising 211,330 males and 216,455 females).
01Administrative districts
Pinrang Regency comprises twelve administrative 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 location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 69 rural desa and 40 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 2025 | Admin centre | No. of desa | No. of kelurahan | Post code(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.15.02 | Suppa (a) | 69.78 | 30,504 | 34,434 | 36,536 | Majennang | 8 | 2 (b) | 91273 |
| 73.15.01 | Mattiro Sompe | 90.46 | 27,441 | 30,155 | 31,960 | Langnga | 7 | 2 (c) | 91261 |
| 73.15.10 | Lanrisang | 65.48 | 17,131 | 19,713 | 21,103 | Jampue | 6 | 1 (d) | 91272 |
| 73.15.03 | Mattiro Bulu | 127.71 | 26,847 | 31,524 | 32,959 | Bua | 7 | 2 (e) | 91271 |
| 73.15.04 | Watang Sawitto | 61.76 | 51,093 | 56,570 | 61,201 | Sawitto | - | 8 (f) | 91211 - 91221 |
| 73.15.11 | Paleteang | 46.32 | 36,699 | 42,630 | 44,352 | Laleng Bata | - | 6 (g) | 91213 - 91215 |
| 73.15.09 | Tiroang | 77.44 | 20,856 | 23,409 | 25,251 | Tiroang | - | 6 (h) | 91256 |
| 73.15.05 | Patampanua | 124.02 | 31,533 | 37,577 | 39,753 | Teppo | 7 | 4 (j) | 91252 |
| 73.15.08 | Cempa | 88.01 | 17,217 | 19,543 | 20,419 | Cempa | 6 | 1 (k) | 91262 |
| 73.15.06 | Duampanua | 284.42 | 43,877 | 50,226 | 52,648 | Lampa | 10 | 5 (l) | 91251 |
| 73.15.12 | Batu Lappa | 164.59 | 9,652 | 11,281 | 11,767 | Bilajeng | 4 | 1 (m) | 91253 |
| 73.15.07 | Lembang | 696.54 | 38,268 | 46,932 | 49,836 | Tuppa | 14 | 2 (n) | 91254 |
| Totals | 1,896.57 | 351,118 | 403,994 | 427,785 | Pinrang | 69 | 40 |
Notes: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Dapo, Pulau Kamerrang and Pulau Lawakkoang. (b) Tellumpanua and Watang Suppa. (c) Langnga and Pallameang.
(d) Lanrisang kelurahan. (e) Manarang and Padaidi. (f) Bentengnge, Jaya, Macorawalie, Penrang, Salo, Sawitto, Siparappe and Sipatokkong.
(g) Benteng Sawito, Laleng Bata, Macinnae, Mamminasae, Pacongang and Temmassarangnge. (h) Fakkie, Marawi, Mattiro Deceng, Pammase, Samaturue and Tiroang.
(j) Benteng, Maccirinna, Teppo and Tonyamang. (k) Cempe kelurahan. (l) Bittoeng, Data, Lampa, Pekkabata and Tatae. (m)
Kassa kelurahan. (n) Betteng and Taddokong.
02Climate
Pinrang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Pinrang.
| Climate data for Pinrang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 287 (11.3) |
185 (7.3) |
187 (7.4) |
225 (8.9) |
196 (7.7) |
134 (5.3) |
104 (4.1) |
82 (3.2) |
112 (4.4) |
125 (4.9) |
177 (7.0) |
266 (10.5) |
2,080 (82) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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