Pohuwato Regency
Kabupaten Pohuwato
Regency
Official seal of Pohuwato Regency
Seal
Coordinates: 0° 31 59 N, 121° 49 30 E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceGorontalo
CapitalMarisa
Area
 • Total1,638.74 sq mi (4,244.31 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total149,297
 • Density91/sq mi (35/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8:00
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8:00

Pohuwato is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sulawesi. It was established in 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 2022 was 149,297 (comprising 75,939 males and 73,358 females).[1] The seat of the regency administration is in the town of Marisa.

History

On 21 September 2023, Pohuwato regent office and Regional People's Representative Council building was 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 2022.[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 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
75.04.13 Popayato Barat
(West Popayato)		 578.24 6,670 7,327 7,419 Dudewulo 7 96467
75.04.01 Popayato (a) 90.92 9,169 10,313 10,490 Popayato 10 96466
75.04.12 Popayato Timur
(East Popayato)		 723.74 7,712 8,372 8,457 Maleo 7 96467
75.04.02 Lemito (b) 619.50 10,488 11,306 11,406 Lemito 8 96468
75.04.11 Wanggarasi 188.08 4,573 5,304 5,427 Limbula 7 96465
& 96469
western half 2,200.48 38,612 42,622 43,199 39
75.04.04 Marisa (c) 34.65 17,680 21,260 21,907 Botubilatahu Indah 8 96365
75.04.06 Patilanggio 298.82 8,686 9,763 9,929 Suka Makmur 6 96366
75.04.09 Buntulia 375.64 10,494 11,792 11,992 Buntulia Utara 7 96363
75.04.10 Duhiadaa 39.53 10,662 12,793 13,176 Buntulia Barat 8 96364
75.04.03 Randangan 331.90 14,995 16,959 17,269 Motolohu 13 96469
75.04.07 Taluditi 159.97 7,248 8,813 9,101 Pancakarsa II 7 96464
75.04.05 Paguat (d) 560.93 14,967 16,165 16,314 Bohu Jaya 11 (e) 96362
75.04.08 Dengilo 242.39 5,404 6,265 6,410 Popaya 5 96361
eastern half 2,043.83 90,135 103,810 106,098 65
Totals 4,244.31 128,748 146,432 149,297 Marisa 104

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Pohuwato Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7504)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nilai Investasi MDKA Rp10 Triliun di Pohuwato, Ternyata Gunung Pani Punya Emas Sebanyak Ini". hulondalo.id. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. ^ "Penambang Pohuwato Serbu Kantor PT PETS, Fasilitas dan Mobil Perusahaan Dirusak". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  6. ^ "4 Fakta Unjuk Rasa di Kabupaten Pohuwato, Gorontalo Berakhir Ricuh, Ini Duduk Perkaranya". liputan6.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. ^ "Gedung Kantor Bupati Pohuwato yang Dibakar Penambang Akhirnya Dibongkar". abstrak.id. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

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