Central Halmahera Regency ( id, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah) is a regency (on Halmahera Island) in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It covers a land area of 2,485.76 km², and had a population of 42,815 at the 2010 Census and 56,802 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 57,809.ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The capital lies at

Weda Weda is a district in North Maluku, Indonesia, located on the east coast of Halmahera, the largest of the Maluku Islands. The district includes 24 small offshore islands. Its administrative centre is the village of Were, which is also the capital ...

Economy

The regency is site of the

Weda Bay Industrial Park The Weda Bay Industrial Park is a nickel mining and industrial park complex in Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia. The Weda Bay Mine is now among the largest nickel mines in the world. History Nickel deposits were discovered in ...

, a nickel mining and processing site.

Administration

The regency was divided at 2010 into eight

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''kecamatan''), but subsequently two further ''kecamatan'' have been created (''Weda Timur'' and ''Patani Timur''). The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal code. Notes: (a) includes 24 small offshore islands. (b) includes 2 offshore islands (Pulau Mintu, Pulau Tete).
(c) the 2010 population for East Weda District is included with the figure for North Weda District, from which it was cut out.
(d) the 2010 population for East Patani District is included with the figure for North Patani District, from which it was cut out.
(e) includes 4 offshore islands (Pulau Jiu, Pulau Liwo, Pulau Mailiyet, Pulau Sayafi).
(f) includes 3 offshore islands (Pulau Moor, Pulau Weilon, Pulau Witimdi).
(g) comprises 9 islands (Pulau Fau, Pulau Gebe, Pulau Kiyas, Pulau Piyai, Pulau Sain, Pulau Tapau Kali, Pulau Tapau Piai, Pulau Uta, Pulau Yoi) lying southeast of the Patani Peninsula.

References

Regencies of North Maluku Halmahera {{Maluku-geo-stub