Mamuju Regency

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]

Mamuju Regency
Regency
Coat of arms of Mamuju Regency
Coat of arms
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

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.

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
Tapalang271.6318,08320,82021,218Galung10 (a)91551
Tapalang Barat
(West Tapalang)		111.069,12911,37311,588Dungkait791552
Mamuju (b)246.2255,10564,69666,349Binanga9 (c)91511 - 91515
Simboro dan Kepulauan132.0623,20036,06337,739Rangas8 (d)91512 - 91513
Kepulauan Balabalakang (e)
(Balabalakang Islands)		1.472,3472,2012,223Pulau Salissingan
(Salissingan Island)		291512
Kulukku (f)452.6549,25059,10860,559Kalukku14 (g)91561
Papalang200.8921,39523,94224,327Topore991565
Sampaga110.2713,98615,92516,271Bunde791563
Tommo765.7519,40723,38123,837Campaloga1491564
Kalumpang1,792.5510,80011,76311,891Kalumpang1391560
Bonehau870.028,6229,4929,614Bonehau991562
Totals4,954.57(h) 231,324278,764285,616Karema102

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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mamuju Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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.
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