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West Muna Regency

Coordinates: 4°47′24″S 122°29′48″E / 4.7900362°S 122.4966354°E / -4.7900362; 122.4966354
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West Muna Regency
Kabupaten Muna Barat
Regency
Coat of arms of West Muna Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Wite Barakati
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
West Muna Regency is located in Sulawesi
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
West Muna Regency is located in Indonesia
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°47′24″S 122°29′48″E / 4.7900362°S 122.4966354°E / -4.7900362; 122.4966354
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Established24 July 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded byGovernment of Indonesia
CapitalLaworo
Government
 • RegentLaode Muhammad Rajiun Tumada
 • Vice RegentAhmad Lamani
Area
 • Total
906.28 km2 (349.92 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)[2]
 • Total
85,706
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 403
Websitemunabaratkab.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]

Administrative districts

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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
74.13.09 Tiworo Kepulauan (a)
(Tiworo Islands)		 77.90 6,406 7,653 8,317 Kambara 9 (b) 93653
74.13.06 Maginti (c) 40.57 8,226 8,953 7,589 Pajala 8 93643
74.14.07 Tiworo Tengah (d)
(Central Tiworo)		 82.35 6,503 7,604 8,667 Wapae Jaya 8 93654
74.13.05 Tiworo Selatan
(South Tiworo)		 66.98 4,830 5,738 6,500 Kasimpa Jaya 5 93644
74.13.08 Tiworo Utara (e)
(North Tiworo)		 62.05 4,863 5,684 5,824 Tondasi 7 93656
74.13.03 Lawa 85.17 7,430 8,731 8,737 Lawa 8 (f) 93651
74.13.01 Sawerigadi 102.60 6,284 8,047 7,893 Sawerigadi 10 93657
74.13.02 Barangka 33.09 5,978 7,311 5,537 Barangka 8 93650
74.13.04 Wadaga 175.05 5,706 6,387 7,781 Wadaga 7 93652
74.13.10 Kusambi 103.33 10,699 12,944 12,993 Kusambi 10 (g) 93655
74.13.11 Napano Kusambi 77.19 4,707 5,538 5,868 Lahaji 6 93658
Totals 906.28 71,632 84,590 85,706 Laworo 86

Notes:

  • (a) Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna Island, but lies mainly on Muna Island and includes the regency administrative capital of Laworo. (b) including 2 kelurahan (Tiworo and Waumere).
  • (c) Maginti District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna Island. (d) Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
  • (e) Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna Island, but also includes a small northwesterly part of Muna Island itself (Tondasi Village, covering 17.65 km2, with 779 inhabitants in 2020).
  • (f) including 2 kelurahan (Lapadaku and Wamelai). (g) including one kelurahan - the town of Konawe.

References

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  1. ^ "Pembentukan Kabupaten Muna Barat Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413)
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b 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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