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North Kolaka Regency

Coordinates: 3°20′14″S 121°02′38″E / 3.33722°S 121.04389°E / -3.33722; 121.04389
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North Kolaka Regency
Kabupaten Kolaka Utara
The great mosque of Lasusua in the capital of North Kolaka
The great mosque of Lasusua in the capital of North Kolaka
Official seal of North Kolaka Regency
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
North Kolaka Regency is located in Sulawesi
North Kolaka Regency
North Kolaka Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Kolaka Regency is located in Indonesia
North Kolaka Regency
North Kolaka Regency
North Kolaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°20′14″S 121°02′38″E / 3.33722°S 121.04389°E / -3.33722; 121.04389
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Anniversary7 January 2004
CapitalLasusua
Government
 • RegentNur Rahman Umar
 • Vice RegentAbass
Area
 • Total
2,932 km2 (1,132 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
149,488
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 8 (ICST)
Area code( 62) 405
Websitekolutkab.go.id

North Kolaka Regency is a regency in the northwest part of Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from the former northern districts of Kolaka Regency. It covers an area of 2,932 km2,[2] and had a population of 121,476 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 137,700 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 140,488 - comprising 71,995 males and 68,493 females.[1] The principal town lies at Lasusua.

Administration

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The North Kolaka Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below from south to north, with their areas (as given by the regency BPS) and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres and the number of villages in each district (totalling 133 - comprising 127 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
74.08.07 Wawo 260.96 5,615 6,805 6,957 Wawo 7
74.08.08 Lambai 97.97 5,308 6,370 7,006 Lambai 7
74.08.04 Rante Angin 83.35 5,301 5,951 6,060 Rante Angin 7 *
74.08.01 Lasusua 269.32 21,756 27,249 28,240 Lasusua 12 *
74.08.13 Katoi 144.49 5,763 6,930 7,207 Katoi 6
74.08.05 Kodeoha 137.26 10,644 11,259 11,212 Mala-Mala 12 *
74.08.14 Tiwu 35.47 4,042 4,553 4,700 Tiwu 7
74.08.06 Ngapa 222.71 17,355 17,284 16,613 Lapai 12 *
74.08.09 Watunohu 33.40 6,212 6,713 7,025 Watunohu 8
74.08.02 Pakue 150.68 9,345 10,301 10,558 Olo-Oloho 11 *
74.08.10 Pakue Tengah
(Central Pakue)
174.47 6,132 7,489 7,532 Latali 10
74.08.11 Pakue Utara
(North Pakue)
223.80 6,966 8,048 8,019 Pakue 9
74.08.03 Batu Putih 236.56 7,372 8,512 8,841 Batu Putih 11 *
74.08.12 Porehu 571.60 6,936 6,704 6,578 Porehu 8
74.08.15 Tolala 282.42 2,593 3,491 3,940 Tolala 6
Totals 2,924.46 121,476 137,659 140,488 Lasusua 133

Note that an asterisk in the final column indicates the number includes one kelurahan (in each case with the same name as the district administrative centre).

Climate

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Lasusua, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in October and November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Lasusua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
30.7
(87.3)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.8
(87.4)
31.5
(88.7)
32.3
(90.1)
31.9
(89.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
22.7
(72.9)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.6
(72.7)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 158
(6.2)
169
(6.7)
191
(7.5)
238
(9.4)
361
(14.2)
298
(11.7)
228
(9.0)
192
(7.6)
177
(7.0)
123
(4.8)
118
(4.6)
137
(5.4)
2,390
(94.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Villages

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kolaka Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7408)
  2. ^ This is the figure recorded by the regency BPS; the figure quoted by the province BPS is 3,391.67 km2.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "Climate: Lasusua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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