West Muna Regency
Kabupaten Muna Barat
Regency
Coat of arms of West Muna Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Wite Barakati
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
West Muna Regency is located in Sulawesi
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
West Muna Regency is located in Indonesia
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency
West Muna Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°47′24″S 122°29′48″E / 4.7900362°S 122.4966354°E / -4.7900362; 122.4966354
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Established24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded byGovernment of Indonesia
CapitalLaworo
Government
 • RegentLaode Muhammad Rajiun Tumada
 • Vice RegentAhmad Lamani
Area
 • Total906.28 km2 (349.92 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 Estimate)[2]
 • Total84,902
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 403
Websitemunabaratkab.go.id

West Muna Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Muna Barat) is a new regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km2, and the districts comprising it had a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census;[3] the 2020 Census resulted in a population of 84,590,[4] and the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 84,902, comprising 41,909 males and 42,993 females.[2] The administrative centre lies at Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District.[5]

Administrative districts

The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan),[6] tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 81 rural desa and 5 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 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
Villages		Post
Code
74.13.09Tiworo Kepulauan (a)
(Tiworo Islands)		77.906,4067,6537,225Kambara9 (b)93653
74.13.06Maginti (c)40.578,2268,9539,017Pajala893643
74.14.07Tiworo Tengah (d)
(Central Tiworo)		82.356,5037,6047,658Wapae Jaya893654
74.13.05Tiworo Selatan
(South Tiworo)		66.984,8305,7385,786Kasimpa Jaya593644
74.13.08Tiworo Utara (e)
(North Tiworo)		62.054,8635,6845,724Tondasi793656
74.13.03Lawa85.177,4308,7318,796Lawa8 (b)93651
74.13.01Sawerigadi102.606,2848,0478,132Sawerigadi1093657
74.13.02Barangka33.095,9787,3117,377Barangka893650
74.13.04Wadaga175.055,7066,3876,433Wadaga793652
74.13.10Kusambi103.3310,69912,94413,049Kusambi10 (f)93655
74.13.11Napano Kusambi77.194,7075,5385,580Lahaji693658
Totals906.2871,63284,59084,777Laworo86

Notes:

  • (a) Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna, but lies mainly on Muna Island. (b) including 2 kelurahan.
  • (c) Maginto District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna. (d) Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
  • (e) Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna, but also includes a small northwesterly part
    of Muna island itself (Tondasi Village, covering 17.65 km2, with 779 inhabitants in 2020). (f) including one kelurahan - the town of Konawe.

References

  1. ↑ "Pembentukan Kabupaten Muna Barat Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  2. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413)
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ↑ "UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 14 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN MUNA BARAT DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA" (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  6. ↑ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Muna Barat" (in Indonesian). Peta Tematik Indonesia.
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