Administrative area in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Regency in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. The total area covers 5,721.51 km2 and the population was 134,945 at the 2010 Census[2] and 163,829 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 169,478 (comprising 86,894 males and 82,584 females).[1]
History
On 18 December 2003, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of the eastern portion of Poso Regency.[4]
Administration
At the time of the 2010 Census, the Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequent to 2010, three additional districts have been created - Batudaka, Ratolindo and Talatako. These 12 districts (6 on the 'mainland' of Sulawesi and 6 forming the archipelago of the Togian Islands) are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 134 rural desa and 12 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 2021 |
Admin
centre |
No.
of
villages |
Post
code
|
| 72.09.07 |
Tojo Barat
(West Tojo) |
1,092.27 |
11,358 |
12,992 |
13,337 |
Tombiano |
13 |
94680
|
| 72.09.08 |
Tojo |
1,065.48 |
12,488 |
13,928 |
14,234 |
Uekuli |
16 |
94681
|
| 72.09.06 |
Ulu Bongka |
1,767.11 |
14,669 |
18,272 |
18,830 |
Marowo |
18 |
94682
|
| 72.09.04 |
Ampana Tete |
796.02 |
21,610 |
27,614 |
28,768 |
Tete A |
20 |
94684
|
| 72.09.05 |
Ampana Kota
(Ampana Town) |
175.42 |
39,289 |
20,854 |
21,963 |
Ampana |
10 (a) |
94683
|
| 72.09.10 |
Ratolindo |
61.88 |
(b) |
28,735 |
29,679 |
Sumoli |
10 (a) |
94683
- 94695
|
| Total of |
Sulawesi mainland |
4,958.18 |
99,414 |
122,395 |
126,811 |
|
87 |
|
| 72.09.01 |
Una-Una |
146.16 |
12,455 |
8,236 |
8,425 |
Wakai |
11 |
94690
|
| 72.09.11 |
Batudaka |
151.91 |
(c) |
5,796 |
5,941 |
Molowagu |
9 |
94690
& 94691
|
| 72.09.02 |
Togean |
229.51 |
9,160 |
10,734 |
11,085 |
Lebitii |
16 |
94686
|
| 72.09.03 |
Walea Kepulauan
(Walea Islands) |
67.60 |
10,065 |
5,568 |
5,668 |
Popoliii |
9 |
94694
|
| 72.09.09 |
Walea Besar
(Great Walea) |
84.51 |
3,851 |
4,629 |
4,799 |
Pasokani |
8 |
94693
|
| 72.09.12 |
Talatako |
83.64 |
(d) |
6,471 |
6,749 |
Kaliai |
6 |
94692
|
| Total of |
Togean Islands |
763.33 |
35,531 |
41,434 |
42,667 |
|
59 |
|
Notes: (a) Ampana Town and Ratolindo Districts each comprises 6 kelurahan and 4 desa.
(b) The 2010 Census population of Ratolindo district is included in the figure for Ampana Kota district, from which it was cut out.
(c)The 2010 Census population of Batudaka district is included in the figure for Una-Una district, from which it was cut out.
(d) The 2010 Census population of Talatako district is included in the figure for Walea Kepulauan district, from which it was cut out.
Dive sites
The best place to do diving is Una Una volcano island.
Based on Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (Bakosurtanal) or Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping, there are 33 dive sites disperses from north to south beaches of the Togian Islands with fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls. The area has the third most biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[5]
