East Luwu Regency

East Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Timur
Regency
Coat of arms of East Luwu Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMalili
Government
 • RegentBudiman Hakim
 • Vice RegentAkbar Andi Leluasa
Area
 • Total6,944.98 km2 (2,681.47 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total305,521
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 474 & 475

East Luwu Regency is the most easterly of the twenty-one regencies in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 by separation of the eastern districts from North Luwu Regency (itself only split off from Luwu Regency on 20 April 1999). It covers an area of 6,944.88 km2. The administrative capital of the regency is the coastal town of Malili on the Bay of Usu, itself an inlet in the northeast corner of the Gulf of Bone; the town, with its port of Balantang, is the shipping port for one of the world's major nickel-producing plants. The population of the Regency was 243,069 at the 2010 Census[2] and 296,741 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 305,521 (comprising 157,221 males and 148,300 females).[1]

Malili Lakes

The eastern part of the regency contains the large natural fresh-water lakes of Lake Towuti (Danau Towuti) covering an area of 561 km2 in the south-east and Lake Matana (Danau Matana) covering 164 km2 further north, as well as the smaller Lake Mahalona (Danau Mahalona) between them. These (with the even smaller Danau Masapi and Danau Lontoa) form the Malili Lake system. Danau Towuti, which is 48 km wide, is the largest lake on Sulawesi, and contains the island of Pulau Luha within it. Danau Matana is the deepest lake in Indonesia (and the deepest lake on an island in the world), reaching a depth of 590 metres.

On the south shore of Lake Matana is the town of Soroako, the centre for the nickel processing plant, and its massive mine complex. Soroako, with its satellite villages of Wasuponda and Wawandula, are connected by a modern highway to the sea at Malili.

Administration

East Luwu Regency is divided into eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 125 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

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
73.24.07 Burau 256.23 30,875 34,214 34,529 Burau 18 92975
73.24.06 Wotu 130.52 28,100 33,345 34,101 Bawalipu 17 92971
73.24.08 Tomoni 230.09 22,333 26,406 26,986 Mandiri 13 (a) 92972
73.24.09 Tomoni Timur
(East Tomoni)		 43.91 11,738 13,741 13,602 Kertoraharjo 8 92970
73.24.05 Angkona 147.24 21,681 25,075 25,516 Solo 10 92985
73.24.04 Malili 921.20 32,699 42,826 44,641 Puncak Indah 14 (b) 92981
73.24.03 Towuti 1,820.48 27,200 42,087 45,310 Langkea Raya 19 92982
73.24.02 Nuha 808.27 20,087 23,399 23,844 Sorowako 5 (c) 92983
73.24.11 Wasuponda 1,244.00 17,969 21,610 22,157 Ledu-Ledu 6 92984
73.24.01 Mangkutana 1,300.96 19,839 22,232 22,485 Wonorejo 11 92974
73.24.10 Kalaena 41.98 10,548 12,032 12,211 Kalaena Kiri 7 92973
Totals 6,944.88 243,069 296,741 305,521 Malili 128

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Tomoni. (b) including the kelurahan of Malili. (c) including the kelurahan of Magani.

Climate

Kanowit has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Malili
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 230
(9.1) 		226
(8.9) 		288
(11.3) 		319
(12.6) 		279
(11.0) 		220
(8.7) 		176
(6.9) 		141
(5.6) 		126
(5.0) 		109
(4.3) 		171
(6.7) 		208
(8.2) 		2,493
(98.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Luwu Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7324)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Malili". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links

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