Mamuju Regency

Mamuju Regency
Coat of arms of Mamuju Regency
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
RegencyMamuju
Government
 • RegentSiti Sutina Suhardi
Area
 • Total1,908.21 sq mi (4,942.25 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total285,616
 • Density150/sq mi (58/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Websitemamujukab.go.id

Mamuju Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten Mamuju) of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The regency capital is at Karema, while Mamuju town is the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census,[2] but it was substantially reduced by the creation of the new Central Mamuju Regency which was cut out of it on 14 December 2012. The reduced Mamuju Regency covers an area of 4,942.25 km2 and had a population of 278,764 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 285,616.[1]

Uranium sites

Mamuju Regency has high potential uranium sites with radioactivity of ~250 nsv per year as same as at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. The highest potential uranium site at hill of Takandeang village about 40 kilometers from Mamuju City has radioactivity 2,000-3,000 nsw per hour.[4]

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 88 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
76.02.02 Tapalang 271.63 18,083 20,820 21,218 Galung 10 (a) 91551
76.02.13 Tapalang Barat
(West Tapalang)
111.06 9,129 11,373 11,588 Dungkait 7 91552
76.02.01 Mamuju (b) 246.22 55,105 64,696 66,349 Binanga 9 (c) 91511 - 91515
76.02.12 Simboro dan Kepulauan 132.06 23,200 36,063 37,739 Rangas 8 (d) 91512 - 91513
76.02.16 Kepulauan Balabalakang (e)
(Balabalakang Islands)
1.47 2,347 2,201 2,223 Pulau Salissingan
(Salissingan Island)
2 91512
76.02.03 Kalukku (f) 452.65 49,250 59,108 60,559 Kalukku 14 (g) 91561
76.02.07 Papalang 200.89 21,395 23,942 24,327 Topore 9 91565
76.02.08 Sampaga 110.27 13,986 15,925 16,271 Bunde 7 91563
76.02.11 Tommo 765.75 19,407 23,381 23,837 Campaloga 14 91564
76.02.04 Kalumpang 1,792.55 10,800 11,763 11,891 Kalumpang 13 91560
76.02.15 Bonehau 870.02 8,622 9,492 9,614 Bonehau 9 91562
Totals 4,954.57 (h) 231,324 278,764 285,616 Karema 102

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan. (b) including offshore island of Pulau Karampuang to the north of the town. (c) including 5 kelurahan. (d) including 2 kelurahan.
(e) the Balabalakang Islands are a small group lying between West Sulawesi and East Kalimantan, and closer to the latter. (f) including 4 offshore islands.
(g) including 4 kelurahan. (h) excluding the 2010 population of those regencies split off in 2012 to form the new Central Mamuju Regency.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mamuju Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ada Uranium di Sulawesi Barat". March 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.

External links

  • Official website (in Indonesian)

2°41′S 118°54′E / 2.683°S 118.900°E / -2.683; 118.900


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