East Luwu Regency

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East Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Timur
Logo Kabupaten Luwu Timur.png
Locator Luwu Timur Regency.svg
Location within South Sulawesi
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Capital Malili
Government
  RegentBudiman Hakim
  Vice RegentAkbar Andi Leluasa
Area
  Total6,747.93 km2 (2,605.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total313,404
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 by separation of the eastern districts from North Luwu Regency (itself only split off from Luwu Regency on 20 April 1999). It covers a land area of 6,747.93 km2. The administrative capital of the regency is the coastal town of Malili on the Bay of Usu, itself an inlet in the northeast corner of the Gulf of Bone; the town, with its port of Balantang, is the shipping port for one of the world's major nickel-producing plants. The population of the Regency was 243,069 at the 2010 Census [2] and 296,741 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 313,404 (comprising 161,542 males and 151,862 females). [1]

Contents

Malili Lakes

The eastern part of the regency contains the large natural fresh-water lakes of Lake Towuti (Danau Towuti) covering an area of 561 km2 in the south-east and Lake Matana (Danau Matana) covering 164 km2 further north, as well as the smaller Lake Mahalona (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 in 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.

On the south shore of Lake Matana is the town of Soroako, the centre for the nickel processing plant, and its massive mine complex. Soroako, with its satellite villages of Wasuponda and Wawandula, are connected by a modern highway to the sea at Malili.

Administration

East Luwu Regency is divided into eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as of mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 125 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

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
73.24.07Burau275.4030,87534,21435,655Burau1892975
73.24.06Wotu147.6428,10033,34534,723Bawalipu1792971
73.24.08Tomoni274.6922,33326,40627,727Mandiri13 (a)92972
73.24.09Tomoni Timur
(East Tomoni)
44.8611,73813,74113,900Kertoraharjo892970
73.24.05Angkona294.9321,68125,07525,814Solo1092985
73.24.04Malili883.6232,69942,82645,853Puncak Indah14 (b)92981
73.24.03Towuti1,926.1327,20042,08748,076Langkea Raya1992982
73.24.02Nuha859.7120,08723,39924,486Sorowako5 (c)92983
73.24.11Wasuponda834.8517,96921,61022,357Ledu-Ledu692984
73.24.01Mangkutana1,147.0219,83922,23222,551Wonorejo1192974
73.24.10Kalaena59.0810,54812,03212,262Kalaena Kiri792973
Totals6,747.93243,069296,741313,404Malili128

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Tomoni. (b) including the kelurahan of Malili. (c) including the kelurahan of Magani.

Climate

Kanowit has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Malili
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [4]

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  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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