Sigi Regency

Sigi Regency Kabupaten Sigi
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Mareso Masagena (Kaili) (Difficult and Happy to be Together)
Location within Central Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Sigi Biromaru
Government
• Regent	Mohamad Irwan, S.Sos., M.Si
• Vice Regent	Dr. Samuel Yansen Pongi, SE., M.Si
Area
• Total	5,196.02 km2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	266,656
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 451
Website	sigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was created on 21 July 2008 by splitting off the southern districts from Donggala Regency. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. It covers an area of 5,196.02 km² and had a population of 215,030 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 239,421 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 266,656 (comprising 136,510 males and 130,140 females).^[1] The principal town lies at Sigi Biromaru.

Sigi Regency was one of the areas in northwest Sulawesi most affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Dozens of people were reported to have been killed by the earthquake and there were reports of "massive liquification" which caused homes to be swept away.