East Luwu Regency

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East Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Timur
Regency
Coat of arms of East Luwu Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMalili
Area
 • Total6,944.98 km2 (2,681.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total296,741
 • Density43/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. Malili is the capital of East Luwu Regency. The population of East Luwu Regency was 243,069 at the 2010 Census[2] and 296,741 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Geography

The eastern part of the regency contains the large natural fresh-water lakes of Danau Towuti (of 561 km2) and Danau Matana (of 164 km2), as well as the smaller 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.

Administration

East Luwu Regency is divided into eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Number
of
villages		 Post
code
Burau 256.23 30,875 34,214 Burau 18 92975
Wotu 130.52 28,100 33,345 Bawalipu 17 92971
Tomoni 230.09 22,333 26,406 Mandiri 13 92972
Tomoni Timur
(East Tomoni)		 43.91 11,738 13,515 Kertoraharjo 8 92970
Angkona 147.24 21,681 25,075 Solo 10 92985
Malili 921.20 32,699 42,826 Puncak Indah 15 92981
Towuti 1,820.48 27,200 42,087 Langkea Raya 20 92982
Nuha 808.27 20,087 23,399 Sopowako 5 92983
Wasuponda 1,244.00 17,969 21,610 Ledu-Ledu 6 92984
Mangkutana 1,300.96 19,839 22,232 Wonorejo 11 92974
Kalaena 41.98 10,548 12,032 Kalaena Kiri 7 92973
Totals 6,944.88 243,069 296,741 Malili 130

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[6]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ "Climate: Malili". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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Coordinates: 2°36′S 121°08′E / 2.600°S 121.133°E / -2.600; 121.133

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