North Luwu Regency

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North Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Utara
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Motto: 
Luwu Utara Indah Mendunia (North Luwu to Beautiful Worldwide)
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Location within South Sulawesi
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Capital Masamba
Government
  Regent Indah Putri Indriani
Area
  Total7,502.58 km2 (2,896.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total333,127
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code +62 473

North Luwu Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It was created on 20 April 1999 by separation of the province's northern districts formerly within the Luwu Regency; however on 25 February 2003 it was reduced when the easternmost of these same districts were split off to create the East Luwu Regency. It now covers 7,502.58 km2 and had a population of 287,606 at the 2010 census [2] and 322,919 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 333,127 (comprising 168,133 males and 164,994 females). [1] The principal town lies at Masamba.

Administrative districts

North Luwu Regency in 2010 comprised eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), but subsequently four further districts have been added by the division of existing districts. These fifteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census [2] and the 2020 census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 7 urban kelurahan and 166 rural desa), and its post code.

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
Post
code
73.22.04Sabbang424.1134,83918,00818,590Marobo10 (a)92955
73.22.15Sabbang Selatan
(South Sabbang)
100.97(b)22,22722,800Boangin1092955
73.22.11Baebunta203.1643,06831,79833,351Salassa11 (a)92965
73.22.14Baebunta Selatan
(South Baebunta)
92.09(c)16,00516,444Lara1092965
73.22.01 Malangke 229.7027,00528,85228,558Tolada1492953
73.22.08Malangke Barat
(West Malangke)
214.0523,51225,01424,683Pao /
Ammassangan
1392957
73.22.06Sukamaju208.2140,78027,96528,992Sulamaju1492963
73.22.13Sukamaju Selatan
(South Sukamaju)
47.27(d)18,03118,964Mulyorejo1192963
73.22.02Bone-Bone127.9245,86227,59727,829Bone-Bone11 (a)92966
73.22.12Tanalili149.41(e)24,71326,216Bungapati1092967
73.22.03 Masamba 1,068.8531,23738,02439,266Kappuna19 (f)92961 (g)
73.22.10Mappedeceng275.5021,92524,71325,553Cendana Putih II1592917
73.22.09Rampi1,565.652,8603,1243,436Onondowa692964
73.22.05Limbong (or Rongkong)686.503,8243,8434,046Limbong792954
73.22.07 Seko 2,109.1912,56012,99714,399Padang Balua1292956
Totals7,502.58287,606322,919333,127Masamba173

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre)
(b) the 2010 population of the new Sabbang Selatan District is included in the figure for Selatan District.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Baebunta Selatan District is included in the figure for Baebunta District.
(d) the 2010 population of the new Sukamaju Selatan District is included in the figure for Sukamaju District.
(e) the 2010 population of the new Tanalili District is included in the figure for Bone-Bone District.
(f) including four kelurahan (named in next line) and 15 desa. (g) except for the desa of Balebo (or Baloli) which has a post code of 92912, and the kelurahan of Kappuna (post code 91913), Bone (92914), Kasimbong (92915) and Baliase (92916).

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