Kolaka Regency

Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The principal town lies at Kolaka.

Kolaka Regency

Kabupaten Kolaka
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sanggae Olutomu Pekiki Inesamba
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Kolaka Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Kolaka Regency
Kolaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°02′57″S 121°36′59″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalKolaka
Government
 • RegentAhmad Safei
 • Vice RegentMuhammad Jayadin
Population
 (2010)
 • Total314,812
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitekolakakab.go.id

On 14 December 2012, the Indonesian Parliament approved the establishment of a new East Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka Timur), to be split off from the existing Kolaka Regency; the new regency - which came into effect in 2013 under Law No. 8 of 2013 - comprises nine districts.

Administration

The Kolaka Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[1] In 2013, the nine eastern kecamatan were removed to form the new Kolaka Timur (East Kolaka) Regency, leaving the eleven western kecamatan in Kolaka Regency.

NamePopulation
Census 2010
Watubangga14,169
Tanggetada13,310
Toari8,925
Polinggona6,497
Pomalaa28,199
Wundulako18,588
Baula10,126
Kolaka36,147
Latambaga27,558
Wolo24,253
Samaturu21,045
Total for
(reduced) Kolaka Regency		208,817

Climate

Kolaka Regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to October and heavy rainfall from November to July. The following climate data is for the town of Kolaka, the seat of regency.

Climate data for Kolaka
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 32.5
(90.5)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 193
(7.6)		 189
(7.4)		 226
(8.9)		 221
(8.7)		 266
(10.5)		 196
(7.7)		 142
(5.6)		 100
(3.9)		 92
(3.6)		 115
(4.5)		 143
(5.6)		 142
(5.6)		 2,025
(79.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. "Climate: Kolaka". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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