North Konawe Regency

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North Konawe Regency
Kabupaten Konawe Utara
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North Konawe Regency
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North Konawe Regency
North Konawe Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°24′41″S122°01′12″E / 3.4114°S 122.0200°E / -3.4114; 122.0200
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Capital Asera
Government
  Vice RegentRaup
Area
  Total5,101.76 km2 (1,969.80 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total77,391
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 401
Website konaweutarakab.go.id

North Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Utara) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It was formed on 2 January 2007 by splitting off seven of the northern districts of Konawe Regency to form a new North Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Utara). It is surrounded on all landward sides by the remaining area of the Konawe Regency, except in the northeast, where it borders on Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Province. It covers a land area of 5,101.76 km2. It had a population of 51,447 at the 2010 Census [2] and 67,871 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 77,391 - comprising 39,823 males and 37,568 females. [1] The principal town lies at Asera.

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Administration

The North Konawe Regency was divided at the time of the 2010 Census into seven districts (kecamatan), but six additional districts were subsequently created by division of the original districts. The districts are tabulated below with 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 administrative centres of each district and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 159 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan).

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
74.09.07Sawa93.767,1054,5164,995Sawa14 (a)
74.09.10Motui61.30(b)4,7055,677Bende15 (a)
74.09.06Lembo78.124,3445,4225,924Lembo12 (a)
74.09.05Lasolo139.4010,4638,1299,319Tinobu17 (a)
74.09.11Wawolesea149.40(c)3,4963,792Wawolosea8
74.09.12Lasolo Kepulauan
(Lasolo Islands)
62.42(c)2,2242,662Boenaga6
74.09.04Molawe365.065,4126,6087,297Molawe9 (a)
74.09.01Asera863.3213,7457,6048,650Asera19 (d)
74.09.09Andowia595.90(e)7,0448,534Andowia15 (a)
74.09.08Oheo738.50(e)4,6145,368Linomoiyo17 (a)
74.09.03Langgikima476.753,9985,2045,933Langgikima12 (a)
74.09.02Wiwirano874.306,4665,5615,941Lamonae15 (a)
74.09.13Landawe603.53(f)2,7443,299Hialu11
Totals5,101.7651,44767,87177,391Asera170

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan. (b) The 2010 population of Motui District is included in the figure for Sawa District, from which it was subsequently cut out.
(c) the 2010 populations of Wawolesea and Lasolo Kepulauan Districts are included in the figure for Lasolo District, from which they were subsequently cut out. (d) including 2 kelurahan.
(e) the 2010 populations of Andowia and Oheo Districts are included in the figure for Asera District, from which they were subsequently cut out.
(f) The 2010 population of Landawe District is included in the figure for Wiwirano District, from which it was subsequently cut out.

Wawolesea Karst

Wawolesea Karst is rare and unique, 80 kilometres north of Kendari or just 10 kilometers from Tanjung Taipa Beach. There are a 500 square metres pond several metres from the beach with altar and travertine columns which formed by salty water hot fountain. The salty water came from tunnels below sea level and the hot water with temperature between 35 and 45 Celsius degrees came from active tectonic. The hot sandy around them is suitable for Maleo birds to bury their eggs which will hatch by hot sandy temperature. Anoa as endemic animal can be found also in this area. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Konawe Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Wawolesea" . Retrieved February 4, 2012.

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