Tana Toraja Regency

Tana Toraja Regency (Indonesian for Torajaland or Land of the Toraja, abbreviated Tator) is a regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of 1,990.22 km2 and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 Census and 228,778 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) is 231,519.[2] The local government seat is in Makale, while the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. But now, Tana Toraja has been divided to two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with its capital at Makale and Toraja Utara (North Toraja) with its capital at Rantepao.

Tana Toraja Regency

Kabupaten Tana Toraja
Regency
Seal
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMakale
Area
 • Total1,990.22 km2 (768.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total231,519
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, numerous Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indigenous culture and people of Toraja.

Christian mission in Tana Toraja Regency, Netherlands colonial period.
picture credits : Tropenmuseum.

Geography

Tana Toraja is centrally placed in the island of Sulawesi, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. It lies between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S 120°E). The total area (since the separation of the new regency of North Toraja) is 1,990.22 km², about 4.26% of the total area of South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountainous; its minimum elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level.[3]

Administration

Tana Toraja Regency in 2010 comprised nineteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas their 2010 Census population,[4] and the official estimates for 2017.[5] The table also includes the administrative centre of the district, the numbers of administrative villages (kelurahan and desa) within that district, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
estimate
mid 2017		Administrative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Bonggakaradeng206.766,6687,268Butturatte691872
Simbuang194.826,1666,427Simbuang691874
Rano89.436,0426,298Rumandan591875
Mappak166.025,5095,902Kondo Dewata691873
Mengkendek196.7427,34227,963Getengan1791870
Gandang Batu Silanan108.6319,23819,961Benteng Ambeso1291871
Sangalla36.246,6066,904Bulian Massabu591881
Sangalla Selatan
(South Sangalla)		47.807,3617,659Rante Alang591882
Sangalla Utara
(North Sangalla)		27.967,3277,630Tombang691883
Makale39.7533,63135,442Bombangan1591811
-91817
Makale Selatan
(South Makale)		61.7012,41513,056Tiromanda891815
Makale Utara
(North Makale)		26.0811,79912,209Lion Tondok Iring591812
-91817
Saluputti87.547,4247,723Pattan Ulu Salu991864
Bittuang163.2714,24715,105Bittuang1591896
Rembon134.4718,21918,922Talion1391860
Masanda134.776,2786,723Pondingao891894
Malimbong Balepe211.478,9239,706Malimbong691861
Rantetayo60.3510,73711,201Padang Iring691863
Kurra60.505,1495,420Ratte Kurra691862

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
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