Morowali Regency

Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The administrative centre is at the town of Bungku. The Regency includes the far-flung Menui Islands (Kepulauan Menui), lying to the southwest of the rest of the province.

Morowali Regency Kabupaten Morowali
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Tepe Asa Maroso (Pamona) (United We Are Firm)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Morowali Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Morowali Regency Morowali Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2.818536°S 121.860786°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Bungku
Government
• Regent	Anwar Hafid
• Vice Regent	Marunduh
Area (as reduced by the separation of North Morowali)
• Total	4,135.36 km^2 (1,596.67 sq mi)
Population  (2010)(on 2013 boundaries)
• Total	102,228
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 464/465
Website	morowalikab.go.id

History

In 1999, Morowali Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency.[1] It was composed of the southeastern fourteen districts of the former Poso Regency.

In 2013 this Morowali Regency was in turn divided into two Regencies. The seven northernmost districts were split off to form a new North Morowali Regency (Morowali Utara). The seven southernmost districts were retained as the residual Morowali Regency.

Administration

The Morowali Regency is divided (since the creation of the separate North Morowali Regency in 2013) into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010
Menui Kepulauan (Menui Islands)	213.60	12,064
Bungku Selatan (South Bungku)	462.83	17,273
Bahodopi	1,119.52	6,594
Bungku Tengah (Central Bungku)	977.96	27,774
Bungku Barat (West Bungku)	417.24	10,093
Bumi Raya	132.03	11,488
Wita Pondo	812.18	16,942

References

1. Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.