Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia . It covers an area of 5,472 km and the districts now within the regency had a combined population of 102,228 at the 2010 Census; the regency population at the 2020 Census was 161,727; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 170,450 (comprising 93,793 males and 76,657 females). The administrative centre is at the town of Bungku . The Regency includes the far-flung Menui Islands ( Kepulauan Menui ), lying to the southwest of the rest of the province.
26-464: On 4 October 1999, Morowali Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency . At that time it was composed of the southeastern fourteen districts from the Poso Regency. On 12 April 2013 this Morowali Regency was in turn divided into two Regencies; the seven northernmost districts were split off to form a new North Morowali Regency ( Morowali Utara ) covering nearly two-thirds of the area of
52-577: A district ", hence the translation of kecamatan as subdistrict is no longer precise since the absence of kewedanan as district . The 1982 publication of Statistics Indonesia translated kecamatan as district . With the release of the Act Number 21 of 2001 on the Special Autonomous of Papua Province, the term distrik was used instead of kecamatan in the entire Western New Guinea . The difference between
78-844: A large increase in the region's GDP (300% increase between 2013 and 2019), but the expansion of the extraction industry has also caused environmental degradation . From 2014 to 2020, over US$ 6.5 billion in foreign direct investment has flowed into the construction of nickel smelters and other downstream processing activities in Morowali Regency. Morowali is the site of an industrial park, the Morowali Industrial Park , specifically earmarked for refining activities. In Morowali, GDP more than tripled in just six years from Rp 6.9 trillion (US$ 480 million) in 2013 to Rp 24.3 trillion (US$ 1.7 billion) in 2019, almost all of it driven by investment in downstream nickel processing. As of 2021,
104-514: A mission. Following seventeen years of work, their efforts bore fruit when hundreds of To Pebato residents were baptized on Christmas Eve, December 25, 1909. Central Sulawesi Christian Church (GKST) is a church organization that was established on 18 October 1947 in Tentena . GKST serves Central, West and South Sulawesi. In 2006, 188 thousand people registered to become members, and there are 376 congregations served by 625 priests. Tambing Lake
130-528: A total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of regency, while kecamatan was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan ,
156-407: Is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia . It covers an area of 7,438.55 km , and had a population of 209,228 at the 2010 Census and 244,875 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 251,654 (129,720 males and 121,940 females). The principal town lies at Poso . The regency as created in 1959 covered a much larger area to the east. However on 4 October 1999
182-515: Is considered a multicultural regency in Indonesia. The population is also quite diverse in religion. Data from the Ministry of Religion in 2020, around 60.80% (151,261 people) embraced Christianity . Regency's Religious Office noted that the majority of the population in Poso in 2020 was Protestant , with the number of adherents stated to be as many as 147,899 inhabitants (59% of the population). This
208-728: Is located in Lore Lindu National Park , 3 hours drive from Palu and 100 meters away from Palu-Napu Road. In 2014, there are 3,000 foreign tourists visited Tambing Lake which is known as Endemic Bird Paradise with 30 percent of 270 kinds of birds are endemic. Sulawesi black Ebony , also known as diospyros celebica , naturally can be found in Central Sulawesi ( Parigi , Poso, Donggala ), South Sulawesi ( Maros ), West Sulawesi ( Mamuju ) and Maluku . The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has issued their red list in 2000 and D. celebica belong to
234-619: Is only found in Lake Poso, such as Xenopoecilus poptae ( Adrianichthys poptae ); Adrianichthys kruyti , Weberogobius amadi and Nomorhamphus celebensis . Other endemic fish is Anguilla celebensis , Xenopoecilus sarasinorum , Xenopoecilus oophorus (adrianichthys oophorus), Adrianichthys roseni ; gastropods such as Miratesta celebensis ; and some small shrimp ( Caridina sp ). 1°22′59″S 120°44′55″E / 1.38306°S 120.74861°E / -1.38306; 120.74861 Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district
260-639: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city . The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term distrik is used in provinces in Papua . In the Special Region of Yogyakarta , the term kapanewon is used for districts within the regencies, while the term kemantren is used for districts within Yogyakarta , the province's only city. According to Statistics Indonesia , there are
286-449: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city (second-level) and province (first-level). According to the Act Number 23 of 2014, district is formed by the government of regency or city in order to improve the coordination of governance, public services, and empowerment of urban/rural villages . District head is a career bureaucrat position directly appointed by regent or mayor. The local district term kecamatan
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#1732772766324312-580: Is used in the majority of Indonesian areas, with camat being the head. During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of a regency. Kewedanan itself was divided into kecamatan , which was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. In English-language dictionary, subdistrict means "a division or subdivision of
338-407: The category of vulnerable species , which means that ebony is at the limit of high risk for extinction in the wild (vulnerable to exploitation). Most of the endemic fauna in Poso is located in the area of cultural and natural heritage, such as Lake Poso and Lore Lindu National Park . Whitten (1987), Maurice Kottelat , and L.R. Parenti states that there are several species of endemic biota that
364-1128: The 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of villages in each district (totalling 142 rural desa and 28 urban kelurahan ), and its postal code. Notes: (a) including 3 urban kelurahan (Petirodongi, Sawidago and Tendeadongi). (b) including 3 urban kelurahan (Pamona, Sangele and Tentena). (c) including 3 urban kelurahan (Mapane, Kasiguncu and Tabalu). (d) all 19 classed as urban kelurahan , comprising 7 in Poso Town (Gebangrejo, Kayamanya, Moengko Baru, Moengko Lama, Gebangrejo Barat, Gebangrejo Timur and Kayamanya Sentral), 5 in South Poso Town (Bukit Bambu, Kawua, Lembomawo, Ranononcu and Sayo) and 7 in North Poso Town (Bonesompe, Kasintuwu, Lawanga, Lawanga Tawongan, Lombogia, Madale and Tegalrejo). The population of Poso district consists of various ethnic groups, so it
390-653: The first prominent religion in Poso during the early 19th century when it was brought by the Mandarese people who settled in the To Kadombuku area (present-day Tomasa River region), although the exact means of their arrival remain unknown. The spread of Christianity in Poso began in the late 19th century with the arrival of Albert Christian Kruyt , a Dutch Calvinist missionary sent by the Netherlands Missionary Society (NZG) to initiate
416-668: The first twelve kecamatan listed below), while the residual Poso Regency in the northeast sector (bordering the Gulf of Tomini ) would consist of the last seven kecamatan listed below; however, this proposal was not enacted. Poso Regency is located within the folds of various mountain ranges, namely the Fennema and Toneba Mountains in the west, the Takolekaju Mountains in the southwest, the Verbeek Mountains in
442-499: The largest foreign investors were American, Chinese, and Japanese companies, while the government of Indonesia is attempting to build a domestic battery industry. The growth of this facility has resulted in the rapid expansion in the population, particularly in Bahodopi District where the mine is situated. The increased workforce migrating into the area has been largely male, resulting in a substantively high gender ratio in
468-407: The location of the district headquarters, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totaling 126 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan ), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) partly on Sulawesi island (and comprising the most southeastern part of the province), but also including 42 islands mainly to the southeast of the rest of the province. The largest are Menui Island ( Pulau Menui ) and
494-439: The regency's south-eastern districts were split off to form a separate Morowali Regency , and on 18 December 2003 the regency's north-eastern districts were likewise split off to form a separate Tojo Una-Una Regency . In 2007 there were calls to divide the remaining Poso Regency into two regencies to overcome religious-based conflicts; one new regency in the southeastern and western sectors would by named Tentena Regency (comprising
520-419: The regency. The Morowali Regency was divided (following the creation of the separate North Morowali Regency in 2013) into seven districts ( kecamatan ), but two further districts (Bungku Pesisir and Bungku Timur) were later created. These are all tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes
546-467: The southeast, and the Pompangeo and Lumut Mountains in the northeast. At the time of the 2010 Census, the Poso Regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts ( kecamatan ), but an additional 19th district (Pamona Pusalemba) was subsequently added by splitting off the western and southern villages of Pamona Utara District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at
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#1732772766324572-402: The term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. Mainstream media such as The Jakarta Post , Kompas , and Tempo use "district" to refer to kecamatan ; however machine translation services like Google Translate often incorrectly uses "district" to refer to regencies instead. District in Indonesia
598-473: The then Morowali Regency, while the seven southernmost districts were retained as the residual Morowali Regency, although two additional districts were created by the division of existing ones. Morowali Regency contains rich deposits of high-quality nickel, a vital material needed to manufacture lithium batteries. Starting in the 2010s and into the 2020s, the thriving nickel industry in Morowali has resulted in
624-582: The two Padui Islands. (b) including one kelurahan (Ulunambo). (c) includes a group of islands off the northeast coast of Bungku Selatan, of which the largest are Umbele ( Pulau Umbele Gunung ), Paku, Waru-Waru and Pado-Pado. (d) the 2010 populations of Bungku Pesisir District and Bungku Timur District are included in the figures for the Districts from which they were cut out in 2013. (e) including 6 kelurahan (Bungi, Lamberea, Marsaole, Matano, Mendui and Tofoiso). Poso Regency Poso Regency
650-403: The two is merely the naming, with kepala distrik being the district head. It was later followed in 2019 by another autonomous province, the Special Region of Yogyakarta , where kecamatan was replaced with kapanewon and kemantren . Sultan Hamengkubuwono X , the region's governor and the monarch of Yogyakarta Sultanate , issued Gubernatorial Decree Number 25 of 2019, which restored
676-401: Was followed by 83,597 Muslims (33.6%), 13,937 Hindus (5.6%), 3.362 Roman Catholics (1.35%) and 4 Buddhists , respectively. As of 2022 , the number of places of worship in Poso consisted of 280 mosques, 690 Protestant churches , 26 Catholic churches and 102 Hindu temples. Prior to colonial rule, the inhabitants of Poso followed a traditional belief system known as Lamoa. Islam became
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