Tojo Una-Una Regency

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Tojo Una-Una Regency
Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una
Coat of arms of Tojo Una-Una Regency
Motto(s): 
Sivia Patuju
(One Purpose)
Tojo Una-Una Regency is located in Sulawesi
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Tojo Una-Una Regency is located in Indonesia
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E / -0.87556; 121.62972
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalAmpana
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Lahay
 • Vice RegentAdmin A.S Lasimpala
Area
 • Total5,721.51 km2 (2,209.09 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total166,339
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 464
Websitetojounaunakab.go.id

Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. The total area covers 5,721.51 km2 and the population was 134,945 at the 2010 Census and 163,829 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 166,339. [3]

History

In 1999, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of the eastern portion of Poso Regency.[4]

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequent to 2010, three additional districts have been created - Batudaka, Ratolindo and Talatako. These are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 Census populations,[5] together with the official estimate as at mid 2021. [6] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

Name Area in
km2
Population
Census
2010
Population
Census
2020
Population
Estimate
mid 2021
Administrative
centre
No. of
villages
Post
code
Tojo Barat
(West Tojo)
1,092.27 11,358 12,992 13,141 Tombiano 13 94680
Tojo 1,065.48 12,488 13,928 14,056 Uekuli 16 94681
Ulubongka 1,767.11 14,669 18,272 18,517 Marowo 18 94682
Ampana Tete 796.02 21,610 27,614 28,136 Tete A 20 94684
Ampana Kota
(Ampana Town)
175.42 39,289 20,854 21,364 Ampana 10 94683
Ratolindo 61.88 (a) 28,735 29,153 Sumoli 10 94683
- 94695
Total Sulawesi mainland 4,958.18 99,414 122,395 124,367 87
Una-Una 146.16 12,455 8,236 8,315 Wakai 11 94690
Batudaka 151.91 (b) 5,796 5,858 Molowagu 9 94690
& 94691
Togean 229.51 9,160 10,734 10,889 Lebitii 16 94686
Walea Kepulauan
(Walea Islands)
67.60 10,065 5,568 5,608 Popoliii 9 94694
Walea Besar
(Great Walea)
84.51 3,851 4,629 4,705 Pasokani 8 94693
Talatako 83.64 (c) 6,471 6,597 Kaliai 6 94692
Total Togean Islands 763.33 35,531 41,434 41,972 59

Notes:
(a) The 2010 Census population of Ratolindo district is included in the figure for Ampana Kota district, from which it was cut out.
(b) The 2010 Census population of Batudaka district is included in the figure for Una-Una district, from which it was cut out.
(c) The 2010 Census population of Talatako district is included in the figure for Walea Kepulauan district, from which it was cut out.

Dive sites

The best place to do diving is Una Una volcano island.

Based on Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (Bakosurtanal) or Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping, there are 33 dive sites disperses from north to south beaches of the Togian Islands with fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls. The area has the third most biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[7]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  4. ^ Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  7. ^ "Surga Dasar Laut yang Memukau Perairan Togean". May 13, 2012.

External links

Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E / -0.87556; 121.62972