Misplaced Pages

Benteng
Town
Map of Benteng
BentengLocation in Selayar Islands Regency, Sulawesi and IndonesiaShow map of Selayar Islands RegencyBentengBenteng (Sulawesi)Show map of SulawesiBentengBenteng (Indonesia)Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°7′10.73″S 120°27′59.88″E / 6.1196472°S 120.4666333°E / -6.1196472; 120.4666333
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Regency	Selayar Islands Regency
Area
• Total	24.63 km (9.51 sq mi)
Population
• Total	25,297
• Density	1,000/km (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Postcode	92812
Area code	(+62) 414
Vehicle registration	DD

Benteng is a town and an administrative district in the Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the administrative capital of the Selayar Islands Regency and is located on the seafront where the means of transport from outside the closest is Benteng Pier. The nearest airport and is the only airport H. Aroeppala Airport located in Padang few miles south of Benteng Bontosunggu precisely in the village, Bontoharu District, Selayar Islands Regency. It had a population of 21,344 at the 2010 Census and 24,849 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 25,397.

Demographics

Population growth charts Benteng District
data sources : Kepulauan Selayar Dalam Angka 2010

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.

External links

• (in Indonesian) wikisource/Pariwisata selayar tahun 2010
• (in Indonesian) wikisource/Penduduk & ketenagakerjaan selayar tahun 2010

v t e Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi
Capital: Benteng
Districts	Benteng Bontoharu Bontomanai Bontomatene Buki Bontosikuyu Pasilambena Pasimarannu Pasimasunggu Pasimasunggu Timur Taka Bonerate

This South Sulawesi location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Regency seats of South Sulawesi
• Selayar Islands
• Sulawesi geography stubs