Parigi Moutong Regency

Parigi Moutong Regency
Kabupaten Parigi Moutong
Regency
Parigi Beach, Parigi Moutong
Parigi Beach, Parigi Moutong
Coat of arms of Parigi Moutong Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Songu Lara Mombangu
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Parigi Moutong Regency is located in Sulawesi
Parigi Moutong Regency
Parigi Moutong Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Parigi Moutong Regency is located in Indonesia
Parigi Moutong Regency
Parigi Moutong Regency
Parigi Moutong Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°55′54″S 120°11′39″E / 0.93167°S 120.19417°E / -0.93167; 120.19417
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalParigi
Government
 • RegentErwin Burase
 • Vice RegentAbdul Sahid
Area
 • Total
5,806.70 km2 (2,241.98 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
470,103
 • Density80.9587/km2 (209.682/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 450
Websiteparigimoutongkab.go.id

Parigi Moutong Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 by splitting off the eastern districts previously part of Donggala Regency. It covers an area of 5,806.70 km2 and had a population of 413,588 at the 2010 Census[2] and 440,015 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 470,103 (comprising 240,264 males and 229,839 females).[1] The principal town lies at Parigi in the south of the regency. The regency stretches from around Parigi district in its south all the way past Moutong district in the north, giving the name.

Geography

In terms of its geographic position, Parigi Moutong Regency is bounded to the north by Buol Regency, Toli-Toli Regency, and the province of Gorontalo, to the south by Poso Regency and Sigi Regency, to the west by Palu City and Donggala Regency, and to the east by the Gulf of Tomini.

The regency has a coastline along the shore in the Gulf of Tomini of 472 kms, stretching from the Sausu District in the south as far as Moutong District (and Gorontalo Province) bordering on the north side.

Administrative districts

Parigi Moutong Regency was divided at 2010 into twenty districts (kecamatan), but three additional districts were subsequently added. The districts are all tabulated below in geographical order, stretching clockwise around the Gulf of Tomini, with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2025.[1] The districts are grouped for convenience into three geographical sectors, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 278 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan, the latter all being in Parigi District), 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
2025		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
72.08.06Sausu229.5921,48421,57121,265Sausu Trans1094472
72.08.15Balinggi243.5816,45117,31117,804Malakosa994473
72.08.09Torue264.3918,75720,09420,499Torue794470
72.08.11Parigi Selatan
(South Parigi)		383.7321,70023,10123,467Dolago Padang1094461
72.08.01Parigi (town) (a)24.9828,29630,61731,666Masigi11 (a)94471
72.08.16Parigi Barat
(West Parigi)		119.607,1278,2959,260Parigimpuu894460
72.08.20Parigi Tengah
(Central Parigi)		64.968,1979,1549,573Binangga694462
72.08.19Parigi Utara
(North Parigi)		88.275,6146,7997,425Toboli Barat594463
Southern (Parigi) Sector1,419.10127,626136,942140,95966
72.08.17Siniu99.208,6829,98110,598Siniu Sayo Gindano994467
72.08.02Ampibabo157.8820,57922,71523,469Ampibabo Utara1994474
72.08.13Toribulu213.9716,38017,38417,993Toribulu994466
72.08.08Kasimbar291.0720,84823,18325,469Kasimbar1894464
72.08.10Tinombo Selatan
(South Tinombo)		370.8925,55027,76330,050Maninili2094468
72.08.23Sidoan287.93(b)14,54016,093Muara Jaya1194475
72.08.03Tinombo318.8334,25220,17425,328Tinombo1594465
Central Sector1,739.77126,291135,740149,000101
72.08.18Palasa578.3426,29226,09630,794Palasa1194477
72.08.05Tomini218.2017,87218,78320,782Tomini1494478
72.08.12Mepanga192.2827,44929,65130,972Mepanga1894476
72.08.22Ongka Malino374.49(c)20,63021,425Ongka1794482
72.08.21Bolano156.15(c)16,08416,896Bolano1394479
72.08.07Bolano Lambunu371.6655,01920,93421,097Lambunu1494480
72.08.14Taopa230.0412,74513,87814,897Taopa1194483
72.08.04Moutong526.6720,29421,27723,281Moutong Tengah2094481
Northern (Tomini) Sector2,647.83159,671167,333180,144118
Totals5,806.70413,588440,015470,103Parigi283

Notes: (a) Parigi town district consists of the 5 kelurahan of Bantaya, Loji, Kampal, Maesa and Masigi, together with 6 desa.
(b) The 2010 population of the new Sidoan District is included with the figure for Tinombo District.
(c) The 2010 populations of the new Ongka Malino District and Bolano District are included with the figure for Bolano Lambunu District.

Tomini languages

The Tomini languages, spoken in the eight last-named districts in the table above, belong to the putative Tomini-Tolitoli languages group.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Parigi Moutong Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7208)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

0°55′54″S 120°11′39″E / 0.93167°S 120.19417°E / -0.93167; 120.19417

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