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Kolaka Regency

Coordinates: 4°02′57″S 121°36′59″E / 4.04917°S 121.61639°E / -4.04917; 121.61639
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Kolaka Regency
Kabupaten Kolaka
Regent office of Kolaka
Regent office of Kolaka
Coat of arms of Kolaka Regency
Motto(s): 
Sanggae Olutomu Pekiki Inesamba
(Together to Build a Prosperous Area)
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Kolaka Regency is located in Sulawesi
Kolaka Regency
Kolaka Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Kolaka Regency is located in Indonesia
Kolaka Regency
Kolaka Regency
Kolaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°02′57″S 121°36′59″E / 4.04917°S 121.61639°E / -4.04917; 121.61639
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalKolaka
Government
 • RegentAhmad Safei
 • Vice RegentMuhammad Jayadin
Area
 • Total
2,960.73 km2 (1,143.14 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
247,680
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitekolakakab.go.id

Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,960.73 km2 (1,143.14 sq mi)[a] and had a population of 208,817 at the 2010 Census,[2] rising to 237,587 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 247,680.[1] The principal town lies at Kolaka.

Administrative districts

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Following the separation (on 18 December 2003) of this regency's then northern districts to create a separate North Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka Utara), the Kolaka Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty districts (kecamatan). On 14 December 2012, the Indonesian Parliament approved the establishment of a new East Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka Timur), and on 11 January 2013, under Law No. 8 of 2013, the nine eastern kecamatan were removed to form the new East Kolaka Regency, leaving the eleven western kecamatan in Kolaka Regency. A twelfth district (Iwoimendaa) has subsequently been added by splitting off the western villages of Wolo District.

The twelve districts are 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 location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 100 rural desa and 35 urban kelurahan), and their 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
desa
No.
of
kelurahan
Post
code(s)
74.01.08 Watubangga 247.75 14,169 15,740 16,008 Watubangga 11 3 93566
74.01.18 Tanggetada 275.38 13,310 15,600 16,762 Anaiwoi 13 1 93564
74.01.24 Toari 96.79 8,925 9,690 10,001 Ranomentaa 9 1 93565
74.01.25 Polinggona 207.07 6,497 5,890 6,015 Polinggona 6 1 93563
74.01.07 Pomalaa 224.87 28,199 31,670 33,319 Tongoni 8 4 93562
74.01.01 Wundulako (a) 160.39 18,588 21,930 22,962 Kowioha 5 6 93560
74.01.12 Baula 133.74 10,126 12,160 13,603 Puundoho 9 1 93561
74.01.04 Kolaka 139.85 36,147 40,200 41,406 Lamokato - 7 93511, 93515,
93517 - 93519
74.01.14 Latambaga 219.27 27,558 31,440 32,149 Mangolo - 7 93512 & 93514
74.01.20 Samaturu 531.44 21,045 20,480 21,690 Tosiba 17 2 93521
74.01.10 Wolo (b) 524.86 24,253 24,900 25,504 Wolo 12 2 93553
74.01.27 Iwoimendaa 199.33 (c) 7,880 8,261 Iwoimendaa 10 - 93552
Totals 2,960.73 208,817 237,587 247,680 Kolaka 100 35

Notes: (a) including a group of 10 islands off the west coast of Kolaka, of which the largest are Pulau Padamarang, Pulau Maniama and Pulau Buaya.
(b) including the 2 offshore islands of Pulau Laburoko and Pulau Pisang.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Iwoimendaa District is included in the 2010 figure for Wolo District, from which it was subsequently cut out.

Climate

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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 the regency.

Climate data for Kolaka
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b This is the figure supplied by the Regency BPS; the figure quoted by the Province BPS is 3,283.59 km2 (1,267.80 sq mi).

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kolaka Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7401)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Kolaka". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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