Pohuwato Regency

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Pohuwato Regency
Kabupaten Pohuwato
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Lokasi Gorontalo Kabupaten Pohuwato.svg
Coordinates: 0° 31 59 N, 121° 49 30 E
Country Indonesia
Province Gorontalo
Capital Marisa
Area
  Total
4,244.31 km2 (1,638.74 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
160,187
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+8:00
  Summer (DST) UTC+8:00

Pohuwato is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It is located on the northern (or Minahasa) peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. It was established on 25 February 2003 under Law Number (Undang-Undang Nomor) 6/2003 by splitting off from the western part of Boalemo Regency. It has an area of 4,244.31 km2, and had a population of 128,748 at the 2010 Census [2] and 146,432 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 160,187 (comprising 81,612 males and 78,575 females). [1] The seat of the regency administration is in the town of Marisa.

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History

On 21 September 2023, Pohuwato regent office and Regional People's Representative Council building were burned by local miners. They demanded PT Pani Gold Project (PGP) or PT Puncak Emas Tani Sejahtera (PETS, a subsidiary of Merdeka Copper Gold  [ id ] [4] ) to return the ancestral land they worked on. Previously, the protesters have raided the company's office on the same day. [5] [6] The offices were later demolished on 4 December 2023. [7]

Administrative Districts

Pohuwato Regency is divided into thirteen 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 101 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Paguat District), and its postal 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
codes
75.04.01Popayato (a)90.929,16910,31311,367Popayato1096466
75.04.13Popayato Barat
(West Popayato)
578.246,6707,3278,328Dudewulo796467
75.04.12Popayato Timur
(East Popayato)
723.747,7128,3729,132Maleo796467
75.04.02Lemito (b)619.5010,48811,30612,099Lemito896468
75.04.11Wanggarasi188.084,5735,3045,907Limbula796465
& 96469
western half2,200.4838,61242,62246,83339
75.04.04 Marisa (c)34.6517,68021,26023,271Botubilatahu Indah896365
75.04.06Patilanggio298.828,6869,76310,605Suka Makmur696366
75.04.09Buntulia375.6410,49411,79213,199Buntulia Utara796363
75.04.10Duhiadaa39.5310,66212,79314,150Buntulia Barat896364
75.04.03Randangan331.9014,99516,95919,078Motolohu1396469
75.04.07Taluditi159.977,2488,8139,299Panca Karsa II796464
75.04.05Paguat (d)560.9314,96716,16517,096Bohu Jaya11 (e)96362
75.04.08Dengilo242.395,4046,2656,656Popaya596361
eastern half2,043.8390,135103,810113,35465
Totals4,244.31128,748146,432160,187Marisa104

Notes: (a) including 17 offshore islands. (b) including 25 offshore islands. (c) including 3 offshore islands. (d) including 3 offshore islands. (e) comprising 3 kelurahan (Libuo, Pentadu and Siduan) and 8 desa.

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