Tojo Una-Una Regency
Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una
Coat of arms of Tojo Una-Una Regency
Motto(s): 
Sivia Patuju
(One Purpose)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Tojo Una-Una Regency is located in Sulawesi
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Tojo Una-Una Regency is located in Indonesia
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E / -0.87556; 121.62972
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalAmpana
Government
  RegentMuhammad Lahay
  Vice RegentAdmin A.S Lasimpala
Area
  Total5,721.51 km2 (2,209.09 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total169,478
  Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 464
Websitetojounaunakab.go.id

Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. The total area covers 5,721.51 km2 and the population was 134,945 at the 2010 Census[2] and 163,829 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 169,478 (comprising 86,894 males and 82,584 females).[1]

History

On 18 December 2003, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of the eastern portion of Poso Regency.[4]

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequent to 2010, three additional districts have been created - Batudaka, Ratolindo and Talatako. These 12 districts (6 on the 'mainland' of Sulawesi and 6 forming the archipelago of the Togian Islands) are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 134 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2021
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
72.09.07Tojo Barat
(West Tojo)
1,092.2711,35812,99213,337Tombiano1394680
72.09.08Tojo1,065.4812,48813,92814,234Uekuli1694681
72.09.06Ulu Bongka1,767.1114,66918,27218,830Marowo1894682
72.09.04Ampana Tete796.0221,61027,61428,768Tete A2094684
72.09.05Ampana Kota
(Ampana Town)
175.4239,28920,85421,963Ampana10 (a)94683
72.09.10Ratolindo61.88(b)28,73529,679Sumoli10 (a)94683
- 94695
Total ofSulawesi mainland4,958.1899,414122,395126,81187
72.09.01Una-Una146.1612,4558,2368,425Wakai1194690
72.09.11Batudaka151.91(c)5,7965,941Molowagu994690
& 94691
72.09.02Togean229.519,16010,73411,085Lebitii1694686
72.09.03Walea Kepulauan
(Walea Islands)
67.6010,0655,5685,668Popoliii994694
72.09.09Walea Besar
(Great Walea)
84.513,8514,6294,799Pasokani894693
72.09.12Talatako83.64(d)6,4716,749Kaliai694692
Total ofTogean Islands763.3335,53141,43442,66759

Notes: (a) Ampana Town and Ratolindo Districts each comprises 6 kelurahan and 4 desa.
(b) The 2010 Census population of Ratolindo district is included in the figure for Ampana Kota district, from which it was cut out.
(c)The 2010 Census population of Batudaka district is included in the figure for Una-Una district, from which it was cut out.
(d) The 2010 Census population of Talatako district is included in the figure for Walea Kepulauan district, from which it was cut out.

Dive sites

The best place to do diving is Una Una volcano island.

Based on Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (Bakosurtanal) or Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping, there are 33 dive sites disperses from north to south beaches of the Togian Islands with fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls. The area has the third most biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7209)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
  5. "Surga Dasar Laut yang Memukau Perairan Togean". May 13, 2012.

0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E / -0.87556; 121.62972

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