West Muna Regency

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West Muna Regency
Kabupaten Muna Barat
Regency
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Coat of arms
Motto: 
Wite Barakati
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Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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West Muna Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°47′24″S122°29′48″E / 4.7900362°S 122.4966354°E / -4.7900362; 122.4966354
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Established24 July 2014;10 years ago (2014-07-24) [1]
Founded by Government of Indonesia
Capital Laworo
Government
 • RegentLaode Muhammad Rajiun Tumada
 • Vice RegentAhmad Lamani
Area
 • Total
772.63 km2 (298.31 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate) [2]
 • Total
85,706
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 403
Website munabaratkab.go.id

West Muna Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Muna Barat) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It comprises the northwest portion of Muna Island and islands in the Straits of Tiworo. It was established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km2, and reported a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census; [3] the 2020 Census recorded a population of 84,590, [4] and the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 85,706, comprising 42,242 males and 43,464 females. [2] Its administrative centre is Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District. [5]

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Administrative districts

The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), [6] tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [3] and the 2020 Census, [4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [2] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 81 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), 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
74.13.09Tiworo Kepulauan (a)
(Tiworo Islands)		77.906,4067,6538,317Kambara9 (b)93653
74.13.06Maginti (c)40.578,2268,9537,589Pajala893643
74.14.07Tiworo Tengah (d)
(Central Tiworo)		82.356,5037,6048,667Wapae Jaya893654
74.13.05Tiworo Selatan
(South Tiworo)		66.984,8305,7386,500Kasimpa Jaya593644
74.13.08Tiworo Utara (e)
(North Tiworo)		62.054,8635,6845,824Tondasi793656
74.13.03Lawa85.177,4308,7318,737Lawa8 (f)93651
74.13.01Sawerigadi102.606,2848,0477,893Sawerigadi1093657
74.13.02Barangka33.095,9787,3115,537Barangka893650
74.13.04Wadaga175.055,7066,3877,781Wadaga793652
74.13.10Kusambi103.3310,69912,94412,993Kusambi10 (g)93655
74.13.11Napano Kusambi77.194,7075,5385,868Lahaji693658
Totals906.2871,63284,59085,706Laworo86

Notes:

References

  1. ↑ "Pembentukan Kabupaten Muna Barat Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  2. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413)
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ↑ "UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 14 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN MUNA BARAT DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA" (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  6. ↑ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Muna Barat" (in Indonesian). Peta Tematik Indonesia.


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