Morowali Regency

Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,472 km2 and the districts now within the regency had a combined population of 102,228 at the 2010 Census;[2] the regency population at the 2020 Census was 161,727;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 176,244 (comprising 96,909 males and 79,335 females).[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Bungku. The Regency includes the far-flung Menui Islands (Kepulauan Menui), lying to the southwest of the rest of the province.

Morowali Regency
Kabupaten Morowali
Regency
Coat of arms of Morowali Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tepe Asa Maroso (Pamona)
(United We Are Firm)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Morowali Regency is located in Sulawesi
Morowali Regency
Morowali Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Morowali Regency is located in Indonesia
Morowali Regency
Morowali Regency
Morowali Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2.818536°S 121.860786°E / -2.818536; 121.860786
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalBungku
Government
 • RegentAnwar Hafid
 • Vice RegentMarunduh
Area
(as reduced by the separation of North Morowali)
 • Total5,472.00 km2 (2,112.75 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total176,244
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 464/465
Websitemorowalikab.go.id

History

On 4 October 1999, Morowali Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency.[4] It was composed of the southeastern fourteen districts of the former Poso Regency.

On 12 April 2013 this Morowali Regency was in turn divided into two Regencies; the seven northernmost districts were split off to form a new North Morowali Regency (Morowali Utara), while the seven southernmost districts were retained as the residual Morowali Regency, although two additional districts were created by the division of existing ones.

Economy
Main article: Economy of Sulawesi

Morowali Regency contains rich deposits of high-quality nickel, a vital material needed to manufacture lithium batteries. Starting in the 2010s and into the 2020s, the thriving nickel industry in Morowali has resulted in a large increase in the region's GDP (300% increase between 2013 and 2019),[5] but the expansion of the extraction industry has also caused environmental degradation.[5] From 2014 to 2020, over US$6.5 billion in foreign direct investment has flowed into the construction of nickel smelters and other downstream processing activities in Morowali Regency. Morowali is the site of an industrial park, the Morowali Industrial Park, specifically earmarked for refining activities. In Morowali, GDP more than tripled in just six years from Rp 6.9 trillion (US$480 million) in 2013 to Rp 24.3 trillion (US$1.7 billion) in 2019, almost all of it driven by investment in downstream nickel processing. As of 2021, the largest foreign investors were American, Chinese, and Japanese companies, while the government of Indonesia is attempting to build a domestic battery industry.[5]

The growth of this facility has resulted in the rapid expansion in the population, particularly in Bahodopi District where the mine is situated. The increased workforce migrating into the area has been largely male, resulting in a substantively high gender ratio in the regency.

Administrative districts

The Morowali Regency was divided (following the creation of the separate North Morowali Regency in 2013) into seven districts (kecamatan), but two further districts (Bungku Pesisir and Bungku Timur) were later created. These are all tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the numbers of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

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
codes
Menui Kepulauan (a)
(Menui Islands)		223.6312,06413,23212,948Ulunambo2494975
Bungku Selatan
(South Bungku)		403.9017,27313,91413,528Kaleroang2694979
Bahodopi1,080.986,59437,32250,171Bahodopi1294974
Bungku Pesisir
(Coastal Bungku)		867.29(b)6,6256,968Lafeu1094981
Bungku Tengah
(Central Bungku)		725.5727,77429,30230,344Marsaoleh1994973
Bungku Timur
(East Bungku)		387.23(b)12,06112,600Kolono1094980
Bungku Barat
(West Bungku)		758.9310,09314,06114,411Wosu1094977
Bumi Raya504.7711,48814,52414,608Bahonsuai1394976
Wita Ponda519.7016,94220,68620,666Laantula Jaya994978
Totals5,472.00102,228161,727176,244133

Notes: (a) partly on Sulawesi island (and comprising the most southeastern part of the province), but also including 42 islands mainly to the southeast of the rest of the province. The largest are Menui Island and the two Padui Islands.
(b) the 2010 populations of Bungku Pesisir District and Bungku Timur District are included in the figures for the Districts from which they were cut out in 2013.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Morowali Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7206)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
  5. "Indonesia plays hardball with its nickel". East Asia Forum. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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