Sidenreng Rappang Regency
regency in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Sidenreng Rappang Regency (the name is often abbreviated to "Sidrap") is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. It has an area of 1,883.23 kilometres (1,170.18 mi) and had a population of 271,911 at the 2010 Census and 319,990 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 338,220 (comprising 167,368 males and 170,852 females). Its capital is at the town of Pangkajene Sidenreng. The original inhabitants of this area are Bugis.
History
Sidenreng Rappang conducted its first direct elections for district heads on 29 October 2008.
Sidenreng and Rappang
Sidenreng Rappang originally consisted of two Bugis kingdoms, Sidenreng and Rappang. It was difficult to find the boundary between them. Often those from one community served in the other community. They speak the same language with slightly different dialects. The Sidenreng region occupies the southern position, while Rappang is in the north, and includes the geographically large but relatively less densely populated northeast, which comprises the three districts listed last in the table below - covering 1,125.19 km2 (60% of the regency's area) but with just 91,078 inhabitants in 2025 (27.9% of the regency population).
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