Parigi Moutong Regency

Parigi Moutong Regency Kabupaten Parigi Moutong
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto:  Songu Lara Mombangu
Location within Central Sulawesi
Parigi Moutong Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Show map of Sulawesi Parigi Moutong Regency Parigi Moutong Regency (Indonesia) Show map of 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
• Regent	Erwin Burase  [ id ]
• Vice Regent	Abdul Sahid
Area
• Total	5,805.61 km2 (2,241.56 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
• Total	461,576
• Density	80/km2 (210/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 5,805.61 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 2024 was 461,576 (comprising 235,958 males and 225,618 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.

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 2024. ^[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 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
72.08.06	Sausu	410.32	21,484	21,571	20,997	Sausu Trans	10	94472
72.08.15	Balinggi	223.88	16,451	17,311	17,688	Malakosa	9	94473
72.08.09	Torue	275.84	18,757	20,094	20,244	Torue	7	94470
72.08.11	Parigi Selatan (South Parigi)	396.42	21,700	23,101	23,257	Dolago Padang	10	94461
72.08.01	Parigi (town) (a)	23.50	28,296	30,617	31,287	Masigi	11 (a)	94471
72.08.16	Parigi Barat (West Parigi)	118.29	7,127	8,295	9,068	Parigimpuu	8	94460
72.08.20	Parigi Tengah (Central Parigi)	75.10	8,197	9,154	9,380	Binangga	6	94462
72.08.19	Parigi Utara (North Parigi)	98.63	5,614	6,799	7,270	Toboli Barat	5	94463
	Southern (Parigi) Sector	1,621.98	127,626	136,942	139,161		66
72.08.17	Siniu	118.96	8,682	9,981	10,412	Siniu Sayo Gindano	9	94467
72.08.02	Ampibabo	191.44	20,579	22,715	23,154	Ampibabo Utara	19	94474
72.08.13	Toribulu	212.38	16,380	17,384	17,676	Toribulu	9	94466
72.08.08	Kasimbar	280.78	20,848	23,183	25,109	Kasimbar	18	94464
72.08.10	Tinombo Selatan (South Tinombo)	377.81	25,550	27,763	29,541	Maninili	20	94468
72.08.23	Sidoan	353.03	(b)	14,540	15,823	Muara Jaya	11	94475
72.08.03	Tinombo	285.59	34,252	20,174	24,465	Tinombo	15	94465
	Central Sector	1,819.99	126,291	135,740	146,180		101
72.08.18	Palasa	613.16	26,292	26,096	29,645	Palasa	11	94477
72.08.05	Tomini	216.38	17,872	18,783	20,450	Tomini	14	94478
72.08.12	Mepanga	207.10	27,449	29,651	30,332	Mepanga	18	94476
72.08.22	Ongka Malino	380.24	(c)	20,630	21,217	Ongka	17	94482
72.08.21	Bolano	164.26	(c)	16,084	16,641	Bolano	13	94479
72.08.07	Bolano Lambunu	382.47	55,019	20,934	20,697	Lambunu	14	94480
72.08.14	Taopa	243.26	12,745	13,878	14,704	Taopa	11	94483
72.08.04	Moutong	581.01	20,294	21,277	22,519	Moutong Tengah	20	94481
	Northern (Tomini) Sector	2,787.88	159,671	167,333	176,235		118
	Totals	5,805.61	413,588	440,015	461,576	Parigi	283

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.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Parigi Moutong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7208)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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