North Luwu Regency

North Luwu Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It was created on 20 April 1999 by separation of the province's northern districts formerly within the Luwu Regency; however on 25 February 2003 it was reduced when the easternmost of these same districts were split off to create the East Luwu Regency. It now covers 7,502.58 km2 and had a population of 287,606 at the 2010 census[2] and 322,919 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 327,820 (comprising 165,682 males and 162,138 females ).[1] The principal town lies at Masamba.

North Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Utara
Regency
Coat of arms of North Luwu Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMasamba
Government
 • RegentIndah Putri Indriani
Area
 • Total7,502.58 km2 (2,896.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total327,820
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code+62 473

Administrative districts

North Luwu Regency in 2010 comprised eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), but subsequently four further districts have been added by the division of existing districts. These fifteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 7 urban kelurahan and 166 rural desa), and its post code.

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
Sabbang424.1134,83918,00818,198Marobo10 (a)92955
Sabbang Selatan
(South Sabbang)		100.97(b)22,22722,861Boangin1092955
Baebunta203.1643,06831,79832,223Salassa11 (a)92965
Baebunta Selatan
(South Baebunta)		92.09(c)16,00516,174Lara1092965
Malangke229.7027,00528,85228,996Tolada1492953
Malangke Barat
(West Malangke)		214.0523,51225,01425,118Pao /
Ammassangan		1392957
Sukamaju208.2140,78027,96528,457Sulamaju1492963
Sukamaju Selatan
(South Sukamaju)		47.27(d)18,03118,256Mulyorejo1192963
Bone-Bone127.9245,86227,59728,037Bone-Bone11 (a)92966
Tanalili149.41(e)24,71325,204Bungapati1092967
Masamba1,068.8531,23738,02439,152Kappuna19 (f)92961 (g)
Mappedeceng275.5021,92524,71325,104Cendana Putih II1592917
Rampi1,565.652,8603,1243,153Onondowa692964
Limbong (or Rongkong)686.503,8243,8433,865Limbong792954
Seko2,109.1912,56012,99713,022Padang Balua1292956
Totals7,502.58287,606322,919327,820Masamba173

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre)
(b) the 2010 population of the new Sabbang Selatan District is included in the figure for Selatan District.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Baebunta Selatan District is included in the figure for Baebunta District.
(d) the 2010 population of the new Sukamaju Selatan District is included in the figure for Sukamaju District.
(e) the 2010 population of the new Tanalili District is included in the figure for Bone-Bone District.
(f) including four kelurahan (named in next line) and 15 desa. (g) except for the desa of Balebo (or Baloli) which has a post code of 92912, and the kelurahan of Kappuna (post code 91913), Bone (92914), Kasimbong (92915) and Baliase (92916).

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Luwu Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7322)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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