North Morowali Regency

North Morowali Regency
Kabupaten Morowali Utara
Regency
Tomori Bay, a deep inlet in Petasia District
Tomori Bay, a deep inlet in Petasia District
Coat of arms of North Morowali Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tepo Asa Aroa
(One Word, One Determination and One Goal)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
North Morowali Regency is located in Sulawesi
North Morowali Regency
North Morowali Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Morowali Regency is located in Indonesia
North Morowali Regency
North Morowali Regency
North Morowali Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°59′13″S 121°20′20″E / 1.9870°S 121.3390°E / -1.9870; 121.3390
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
Established12 April 2013
CapitalKolonodale
Government
 • RegentDelis Julkarson Hehi
 • Vice RegentDjira K
Area
[1]
 • Total
10,004.28 km2 (3,862.67 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
155,142
 • Density15.5076/km2 (40.1644/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 465
Websitemorowaliutarakab.go.id

North Morowali Regency is a regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The regency was established on 12 April 2013, partitioned from the northwestern districts of Morowali Regency (having formed almost two-thirds of the Morowali Regency at that time).[2] It covers an area of 10,004.28 km2 [1] and the component districts which were then in Morowali Regency had a combined population of 104,094 at the 2010 Census.[3] The new regency had 120,789 inhabitants at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 155,142 (comprising 84,231 males and 70,911 females).[1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Kolonodale (with 4,602 inhabitants in 2024), but Bunta town (with 8,981 inhabitants in 2024), Bahontula town (with 5,458 inhabitants in 2024) and Burgintimbe (with 4,783 inhabitants in 2024) are all larger.

Administrative districts

The North Morowali Regency was divided (following its separation from Morowali Regency in 2013) into seven districts (kecamatan), but three further districts (Lembo Raya, Petasia Timur and Petasia Barat) were created in the southern part of the regency. These are all tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as of mid-2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totaling 122 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
72.12.05Mori Atas1,508.8110,41812,51014,609Tomata1494965
72.12.04Lembo675.2320,30014,39617,941Beteleme1094966
72.12.03Lembo Raya657.61(a)8,2419,674Petumbea1094967
72.12.02Petasia Timur
(East Petasia)		509.77(b)16,42829,980Bungintimbe1294963
72.12.01Petasia (c)646.3433,70517,99723,596Kolonodale10 (d)94971
72.12.10Petasia Barat
(West Petasia)		480.30(b)7,7118,972Tiu1094970
72.12.06Mori Utara
(North Mori)		1,048.936,8198,0239,794Mayumba894964
72.12.07Soyo Jaya605.517,8848,8219,977Lembah Sumara1094969
72.12.08Bungku Utara (e)
(North Bungku)		2,406.7914,69915,85318,114Beturube2394972
72.12.09Mamosalato1,464.9910,26910,80912,485Tanasumpu1494968
Totals10,004.28104,094120,789155,142125

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of Lembo Raya District is included in the figure for Lembo District from which it was cut out in 2013.
(b) the 2010 populations of Petasia Timur and Petasia Barat Districts are included in the figure for Petasia District from which they were cut out in 2013.
(c) including 44 offshore islands. (d) comprising 3 kelurahan (Kolonodale, Bahontula and Bahoue) and 7 desa. (e) including 15 offshore islands.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Morowali Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7212)
  2. ↑ "Mendagri resmikan 3 kabupaten baru". Sindo News. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

1°59′13″S 121°20′20″E / 1.9870°S 121.3390°E / -1.9870; 121.3390


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