North Toraja Regency

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North Toraja Regency
Kabupaten Toraja Utara
Regency
Coat of Arms of Toraja Utara Regency.png
Coat of arms
Locator North Toraja Regency.svg
Location within South Sulawesi
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Capital Rantepao
Government
 • Regent Frederik Victor Palimbong  [ id ]
 • Vice Regent Andrew Branch Silambi  [ id ]
Area
 • Total
1,289.13 km2 (497.74 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
 • Total
261,652
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)

North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a landlocked regency ( kabupaten ) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and the home of the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Rantepao which is also the center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was the northern part of Tana Toraja Regency, but on 24 June 2008 the northeastern 36% of the latter's area was split off to form this separate North Toraja Regency. It covers an area of 1,289.13 km2 and had a population of 216,762 at the 2010 census [2] and 261,086 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 261,652, comprising 133,529 males and 128,123 females. [1]

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The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, numerous Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indigenous Torajan people and their culture.

Christian mission in Tana Toraja Regency, Netherlands colonial period. picture credits : Tropenmuseum. COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM 'Leden van de 'Toradjasche Christelijke Jongelieden Vereeniging 'Boenga Lalan'' voor de pastorie te Malaboh Toraja Sulawesi.' TMnr 10001356.jpg
Christian mission in Tana Toraja Regency, Netherlands colonial period.
picture credits : Tropenmuseum .

Geography

Tana Toraja is located on the Sulawesi island, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. Its geographical location is between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120 ). The area of the North Toraja Regency is 1,289.13  km2, about 2.8% of the total area of South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountainous; its minimum elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level. [4]

Administrative Districts

North Toraja Regency comprises twenty-one 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 at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 111 rural desa - here called lembang - and 40 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
73.26.08Sopai47.6413,04215,68716,142Nonongan Selatan8 (a)91850
73.26.15Kesu26.0015,50419,15019,504Ba'tan7 (b)91852
73.26.17Sanggalangi39.0011,12913,21813,765Buntu La'bo6 (a)91851
73.26.05Buntao49.508,91111,44311,197Misa Ba'bana6 (b)91841
73.26.18Rantebua84.847,5958,9898,878Buangin7 (b)91842
73.26.03Nanggala68.009,19210,37610,257Nanggah Sangpiak Salu9 (a)91856
73.26.16Tondon36.009,46512,52911,981Tondon Langi491857
73.26.11Tallunglipu9.4218,06820,64419,965Tallunglipu7 (c)91832
73.26.01Rantepao10.2925,58528,45128,231Singki11 (d)91835 (e)
73.26.09Tikala23.4410,27512,34212,677Buntu Barana7 (b)91833
73.26.02Sesean40.0510,89313,31913,396Pangli9 (f)91844
73.26.10Balusu46.516,7607,9838,341Balusu7 (b)91855
73.26.06Sa'dan80.4914,92318,72218,987Satlan Malimbong10 (b)91843
73.26.17Bangkelekila21.005,1288,5257,934Tampan Bonga491853
73.26.19Sesean Suloara'21.686,2366,9437,170Suloara591845
73.26.20Kapala Pitu47.276,0416,9827,279Polo Padang691848
73.26.12Dende Piongan Napo77.497,9799,0469,108Dende8 (a)91822
73.26.21Awan Rante Karua54.715,1955,6345,908Awan491854
73.26.04Rindingallo74.257,2559,0709,370Pangala9 (b)91849
73.26.13Buntu Pepasan131.7212,22814,58214,311Sapan13 (a)91847
73.26.14Baruppu162.175,3587,4517,251Baruppu Selatan4 (a)91846
Totals1,289.13216,762261,086261,652Rantepao151

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan. (b) including 2 kelurahan. (c) comprising 6 kelurahan and one desa.
(d) comprising 9 kelurahan and 2 desa. (e) except the kelurahan of Tantepao, Manggalo and Pasale (which share a post code of 91831), and Mentirotiku and Laang Tanduk (which share a post code of 91834). (f) comprising 5 kelurahan and 4 desa.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Toraja Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7326)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.
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