Soppeng Regency has its seat of government (capital) in the town of Watansoppeng, located 180 km from Makassar.

[1] The regency covers the area of the former Bugis Kingdom of Soppeng [id], of which Watansoppeng was the capital, set among rolling foothills on the western edge of the fertile Walanae Valley, which runs north to Lake Tempe.

[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 49 rural desa and 21 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

(b) comprising 7 kelurahan (Bila, Botto, Lalabata Rilau, Lapajung, Lemba, Ompo and Salokaraja) and 3 desa.

(d) comprising 4 kelurahan (Cabenge, Macanre, Pajalesang and Ujung) and 8 desa.