Mamuju Regency

Mamuju Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten Mamuju) of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The capital is at Karema in Mamuju, which is also the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census, but it was substantially reduced by the creation of the new Central Mamuju Regency which was cut out of it in 2012. The reduced Mamuju Regency covers an area of 4,954.57 km2[2] and had a population of 278,764 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Mamuju Regency
Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
CapitalMamuju
Government
 • RegentSiti Sutina Suhardi
Area
 • Total1,912.97 sq mi (4,954.57 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total278,764
 • Density150/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Websitemamujukab.go.id

Uranium sites

Mamuju Regency has high potential uranium sites with radioactivity of ~250 nsv per year as same as at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. The highest potential uranium site at hill of Takandeang village about 40 kilometers from Mamuju City has radioactivity 2,000-3,000 nsw per hour.[4]

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2020		Administrative
centre
Tapalang271.6318,08320,820Galung
Tapalang Barat
(West Tapalang)		111.069,12911,373Dungkait
Mamuju246.2255,10564,696Binanga
Simboro132.0623,20036,063Rangas
Kepulauan Balabalakang (a)
(Balabalakang Islands)		1.472,3472,201Pulau Salissingan
(Salissingan Island)
Kulukku452.6549,25059,108Kalukku
Papalang200.8921,39523,942Topore
Sampaga110.2713,98615,925Bunde
Tommo765.7519,40723,381Campaloga
Kalumpang1,792.5510,80011,763Kalumpang
Bonehau870.028,6229,492Bonehau
Totals4,954.57(b) 231,324278,764Karema

Notes: (a) The Balabalakang Islands are a small group lying between West Sulawesi and East Kalimantan, and closer to the latter.
(b) Excluding the 2010 population of those regencies split off in 2012 to form the new Central Mamuju Regency.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. This figure is the area published by BPS Mamuju Regency; the figure published by BP|S West Sulawesi Province is 4,999.69 km2.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Ada Uranium di Sulawesi Barat". March 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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