Parigi Moutong Regency

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Parigi Moutong Regency
Kabupaten Parigi Moutong
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Motto: 
Songu Lara Mombangu
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Location within Central Sulawesi
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Parigi Moutong Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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Parigi Moutong Regency
Parigi Moutong Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°55′54″S120°11′39″E / 0.93167°S 120.19417°E / -0.93167; 120.19417
Country Indonesia
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Parigi
Government
  RegentSamsurizal Tombolotutu
  Vice RegentBadrun Nggai
Area
  Total5,877.47 km2 (2,269.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total457,031
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 450
Website parigimoutongkab.go.id

Parigi Moutong Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 by splitting off the eastern districts previously part of Donggala Regency. It covers an area of 5,877.47 km2 and had a population of 413,588 at the 2010 Census [2] and 440,015 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 457,031 (comprising 233,529 males and 223,502 females). [1] The principal town lies at Parigi in the south of the regency. The regency stretches from around Parigi district in its south all the way past Moutong district in the north, giving the name.

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Geography

In terms of its geographic position, Parigi Moutong Regency is bounded to the north by Buol Regency, Toli-Toli Regency, and the province of Gorontalo, to the south by Poso Regency and Sigi Regency, to the west by Palu City and Donggala Regency, and to the east by the Gulf of Tomini.

The regency has a coastline along the shore in the Gulf of Tomini of 472 kms, stretching from the Sausu District in the south as far as Moutong District (and Gorontalo Province) bordering on the north side.

Administrative Districts

Parigi Moutong Regency was divided at 2010 into twenty districts (kecamatan), but three additional districts were subsequently added. The districts are all tabulated below in geographical order, stretching clockwise around the Gulf of Tomini, with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The districts are grouped for convenience into three geographical sectors, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 278 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan, the latter all being in Parigi District), 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
72.08.06Sausu410.3221,48421,57120,939Sausu Trans1094472
72.08.15Balinggi223.8816,45117,31117,721Malakosa994473
72.08.09Torue275.8418,75720,09420,227Torue794470
72.08.11Parigi Selatan
(South Parigi)
396.4221,70023,10123,142Dolago Padang1094461
72.08.01 Parigi (town) (a)23.5028,29630,61731,141Masigi11 (a)94471
72.08.16Parigi Barat
(West Parigi)
118.297,1278,2958,893Parigimpuu894460
72.08.20Parigi Tengah
(Central Parigi)
75.108,1979,1549,222Binangga694462
72.08.19Parigi Utara
(North Parigi)
98.635,6146,7997,198Toboli Barat594463
Southern (Parigi) Sector1,621.98127,626136,942138,48366
72.08.17Siniu118.968,6829,98110,384Siniu Sayo Gindano994467
72.08.02Ampibabo191.4420,57922,71522,938Ampibabo Utara1994474
72.08.13Toribulu212.3816,38017,38417,461Toribulu994466
72.08.08Kasimbar280.7820,84823,18324,452Kasimbar1894464
72.08.10Tinombo Selatan
(South Tinombo)
377.8125,55027,76329,174Maninili2094468
72.08.23Sidoan353.03(b)14,54015,650Muara Jaya1194475
72.08.03Tinombo285.5934,25220,17424,130Tinombo1594465
Central Sector1,819.99126,291135,740144,189101
72.08.18Palasa613.1626,29226,09628,896Palasa1194477
72.08.05Tomini216.3817,87218,78320,072Tomini1494478
72.08.12Mepanga207.1027,44929,65130,223Mepanga1894476
72.08.22Ongka Malino380.24(c)20,63021,049Ongka1794482
72.08.21Bolano164.26(c)16,08416,473Bolano1394479
72.08.07Bolano Lambunu382.4755,01920,93420,537Lambunu1494480
72.08.14Taopa243.2612,74513,87814,642Taopa1194483
72.08.04Moutong581.0120,29421,27722,467Moutong Tengah2094481
Northern (Tomini) Sector2,787.88159,671167,333174,359118
Totals6,231.85413,588440,015457,031Parigi283

Notes: (a) Parigi town district consists of the 5 kelurahan of Bantaya, Loji, Kampal, Maesa and Masigi, together with 6 desa.
(b) The 2010 population of the new Sidoan District is included with the figure for Tinombo District.
(c) The 2010 populations of the new Ongka Malino District and Bolano District are included with the figure for Bolano Lambunu District.

Tomini languages

The Tomini languages, spoken in the eight last-named districts in the table above, belong to the putative Tomini-Tolitoli languages group.

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0°55′54″S120°11′39″E / 0.93167°S 120.19417°E / -0.93167; 120.19417