Donggala Regency

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Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude,[1] and covers a land area of 5,275.69 km2. It had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census[3] and 300,436 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 305,890.[2] The administrative capital of Donggala Regency is the town of Banawa, located a 30-minute drive (34 km) northwest from the city of Palu, the capital of the province.

Donggala Regency
Kabupaten Donggala
Coat of arms of Donggala Regency
Motto(s): 
Roso Risi Rasa (Kaili)
(Strong Tough Prosperous)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Donggala Regency is located in Sulawesi
Donggala Regency
Donggala Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Donggala Regency is located in Indonesia
Donggala Regency
Donggala Regency
Donggala Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°41′40″S 119°43′50″E / 0.69444°S 119.73056°E / -0.69444; 119.73056
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalBanawa
Government
 • RegentKasman Lassa
 • Vice RegentVera Elena Laruni
Area
 • Total5,275.69 km2 (2,036.96 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[2]
 • Total305,890
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 451/457
Websitedonggala.go.id


History edit

 
Home of the ruler of Donggala (1930s)
 
Priests perform a ritual in the Bora te Biromaru kampong
 
Indigenous people performing the Tjakalélé dance with spears and shields in Bora te Biromaru kampong

Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the Central Sulawesi area was the home of eight small kingdoms (kerajaan): Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.[5][6]

In September 2018, Donggala and Palu City suffered heavy casualties due to the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.[7]

Administrative Districts edit

The Dongala Regency is divided into sixteen districts (kecamatan). These are physically divided into two non-contiguous sections, lying to the west and to the east of the Palu River Valley respectively, and separated from each other by Palu city and the Sigi Regency. The first (southern) section comprises five districts, of which the northern Banawa and Banawa Tengah (together known as Donggala town) were the areas grievously inundated by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami. The second (northern) section comprises eleven districts, stretching south to north along the west coast of Sulawesi's northern peninsula.

These districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates of population as at mid 2022.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 158 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Banawa 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
72.03.04 Rio Pakava 872.16 21,820 21,331 21,373 Lalundu 14 94346
72.03.21 Pinembani 402.61 5,936 6,313 6,401 Gimpubia 9 94345
72.03.18 Banawa Selatan
(South Banawa)
430.67 23,677 25,426 25,829 Watatu 19 94350
72.03.27 Banawa Tengah (a)
(Central Banawa)
74.64 10,072 11,327 11,610 Limboro 8 94341
72.03.08 Banawa (b) 99.04 32,018 36,076 36,991 Gunung Bale 14 94351
Southern section 1,879.12 93,523 100,473 102,204 64
72.03.19 Tanantovea 302.64 15,182 15,860 16,026 Wani I 10 94342
72.03.09 Labuan 126.01 13,319 14,861 15,209 Labuan 7 94352
72.03.10 Sindue 177.19 18,436 21,024 21,607 Toaya 13 94353
72.03.24 Sindue Tombusabora 211.55 11,320 12,281 12,501 Tibo 6 94344
72.03.25 Sindue Tobata 211.92 8,775 9,920 10,178 Alindau 6 94343
72.03.11 Sirenja 286.94 20,206 21,812 22,180 Tompe 13 94354
72.03.12 Balaesang (c) 314.23 22,796 25,058 25,571 Tambu 13 94355
72.03.31 Balaesang Tanjung
(Cape Balaesang)
188.85 10,350 12,540 13,040 Malei 8 94359
72.03.06 Dampelas
(formerly Damsol)
732.76 28,938 32,032 32,732 Sabang 13 94356
72.03.14 Sojol (d) 705.41 25,419 25,340 25,389 Balukang 9 94357
72.03.30 Sojol Utara (e)
(North Sojol)
139.07 9,356 9,235 9,253 Ogoamas II 5 94358
Northern section 3,396.57 183,713 199,963 203,686 103
Totals 4,244.31 277,236 300,436 305,890 Banawa 167

Notes: (a) including 2 offshore islands. (b) including 2 offshore islands. (c) including 17 offshore islands. (d) including 3 offshore islands. (e) including 6 offshore islands.


2013 edit

Many of the districts of Donggala Regency, together with Palu City and some of the districts of Sigi Regency, were covered in the Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (Long-Term Development Plan) as of 2013. In all, the area of the Plan covered twenty-one districts.[1]

Tourist attractions edit

 
Beach at sunset in Donggala Regency
  • Tanjung Karang Beach, Donggala, Labuan Bajo, Banawa
  • Pusentasi (pusat Laut), Towale
  • Boneoge Beach, Banawa
  • Anjungan Gonenggati, Banawa
  • Kabonga Beach, Banawa
  • Art & Culture, Home Industry, Sarong Donggala, Salubomba village, Limboro,Watusampu, Kola-Kola, Ganti, Kabonga, Loli, Wani[8]
  • Gonenggati Mangrove Forest, Kabonga Besar, Banawa
  • Enu Beach, Enu
  • Bambarano Beach
  • Kalukku Beach, Limboro
  • Hayalan Beach, Salubomba
  • Lembasada Beach, Lembasada
  • Surumana Beach, Surumana
  • Tosale Beach, Tosale
  • Batusuya Beach, Batusuya
  • Salur Beach, Sioyong, Sabang
  • Taipa Beach, Taipa
  • Parimpi Indah Beach, Lende, Sirenja
  • Saget Beach and LendeNtovea, Sojol Utara
  • Majang Beach, Long Village, Damsol
  • Sivalenta Beach Sirenja
  • Salumbone Beach, Salumbone
  • Labuana Beach, Lende Ntovea, Sirenja
  • Lake Talaga
  • Lake Dampelas
  • Rano Lake
  • Lino Lake, Lino
  • Talaga Lake, Dampelas
  • Kaledo (soup)
  • Bambahano, Sabang
  • Pasoso Island, Balaesang
  • Maputi Island, Pangalaseang
  • Taring Island, Lenju, Sojol Utara
  • Loli Tasiburi Waterfall
  • Powelua Waterfall, Banawa Tengah
  • Walandanu Waterfall, Balaesang
  • Bou Waterfall, Bou, Damsol
  • Nupabomba Waterfall, Nupabomba
  • Bale Waterfall, Bale, Tanantovea
  • Ogoamas Waterfall, Sojol Utara
  • Hotspring, Tambu Village
  • Camping Ground Nupabomba, Nupabomba
  • Pemandian Loli Indah, Loli Oge, Banawa
  • Nature Reserve Sojol Mountain, Sojol

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (Long-Term Development Plan)" (in Indonesian). Bagian Humas Pemkab Donggala (Public Relations Department, Donggala Regency). Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Donggala Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7203)
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sejarah Kabupaten Donggala (History of Donggala Regency)" (in Indonesian). Bagian Humas Pemkab Donggala (Public Relations Department, Donggala Regency). Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ Vickers, Adrian (2013). A History of Modern Indonesia (second ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-107-01947-8.
  7. ^ "Large numbers of casualties in Indonesian city due to tsunami". MSN. Reuters. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ^ Pidii.co.id

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