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North Toraja Regency

Coordinates: 3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120
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North Toraja Regency
Kabupaten Toraja Utara
Regency
Coat of arms of North Toraja Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalRantepao
Area
 • Total
1,289.13 km2 (497.74 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
261,652
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and the home of the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Rantepao which is also the center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was the northern part of Tana Toraja Regency, but on 24 June 2008 the northeastern 36% of the latter's area was split off to form this separate North Toraja Regency. It covers an area of 1,289.13 km2 and had a population of 216,762 at the 2010 census[2] and 261,086 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 261,652, comprising 133,529 males and 128,123 females.[1]

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 Torajan people and their culture.

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

Geography

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Tana Toraja is located on the Sulawesi island, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. Its geographical location is between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120). The area of the North Toraja Regency is 1,289.13  km2, about 2.8% 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.[4]

Administrative Districts

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North Toraja Regency comprises twenty-one administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 111 rural desa - here called lembang - and 40 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
73.26.08 Sopai 47.64 13,042 15,687 16,142 Nonongan Selatan 8 (a) 91850
73.26.15 Kesu 26.00 15,504 19,150 19,504 Ba'tan 7 (b) 91852
73.26.17 Sanggalangi 39.00 11,129 13,218 13,765 Buntu La'bo 6 (a) 91851
73.26.05 Buntao 49.50 8,911 11,443 11,197 Misa Ba'bana 6 (b) 91841
73.26.18 Rantebua 84.84 7,595 8,989 8,878 Buangin 7 (b) 91842
73.26.03 Nanggala 68.00 9,192 10,376 10,257 Nanggah Sangpiak Salu 9 (a) 91856
73.26.16 Tondon 36.00 9,465 12,529 11,981 Tondon Langi 4 91857
73.26.11 Tallunglipu 9.42 18,068 20,644 19,965 Tallunglipu 7 (c) 91832
73.26.01 Rantepao 10.29 25,585 28,451 28,231 Singki 11 (d) 91835 (e)
73.26.09 Tikala 23.44 10,275 12,342 12,677 Buntu Barana 7 (b) 91833
73.26.02 Sesean 40.05 10,893 13,319 13,396 Pangli 9 (f) 91844
73.26.10 Balusu 46.51 6,760 7,983 8,341 Balusu 7 (b) 91855
73.26.06 Sa'dan 80.49 14,923 18,722 18,987 Satlan Malimbong 10 (b) 91843
73.26.17 Bangkelekila 21.00 5,128 8,525 7,934 Tampan Bonga 4 91853
73.26.19 Sesean Suloara' 21.68 6,236 6,943 7,170 Suloara 5 91845
73.26.20 Kapala Pitu 47.27 6,041 6,982 7,279 Polo Padang 6 91848
73.26.12 Dende Piongan Napo 77.49 7,979 9,046 9,108 Dende 8 (a) 91822
73.26.21 Awan Rante Karua 54.71 5,193 5,634 5,908 Awan 4 91854
73.26.04 Rindingallo 74.25 7,255 9,070 9,370 Pangala 9 (b) 91849
73.26.13 Buntu Pepasan 131.72 12,228 14,582 14,311 Sapan 13 (a) 91847
73.26.14 Baruppu 162.17 5,358 7,451 7,251 Baruppu Selatan 4 (a) 91846
Totals 1,289.13 216,762 261,086 261,652 Rantepao 151

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan. (b) including 2 kelurahan. (c) comprising 6 kelurahan and one desa.
(d) comprising 9 kelurahan and 2 desa. (e) except the kelurahan of Tantepao, Manggalo and Pasale (which share a post code of 91831), and Mentirotiku and Laang Tanduk (which share a post code of 91834). (f) comprising 5 kelurahan and 4 desa.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Toraja Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7326)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.
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