Morowali Regency

Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,472 km2 and the districts now within the regency had a combined population of 102,228 at the 2010 Census;[2] the regency population at the 2020 Census was 161,727.[3] The administrative centre is at the town of Bungku. The Regency includes the far-flung Menui Islands (Kepulauan Menui), lying to the southwest of the rest of the province.

Morowali Regency
Kabupaten Morowali
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tepe Asa Maroso (Pamona)
(United We Are Firm)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Morowali Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Morowali Regency
Morowali Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2.818536°S 121.860786°E / -2.818536; 121.860786
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalBungku
Government
 • RegentAnwar Hafid
 • Vice RegentMarunduh
Area
(as reduced by the separation of North Morowali)
 • Total5,472.00 km2 (2,112.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total161,727
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 464/465
Websitemorowalikab.go.id

History

In 1999, Morowali Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency.[4] It was composed of the southeastern fourteen districts of the former Poso Regency.

In 2013 this Morowali Regency was in turn divided into two Regencies. The seven northernmost districts were split off to form a new North Morowali Regency (Morowali Utara). The seven southernmost districts were retained as the residual Morowali Regency, although two additional districts were created by the division of existing ones.

Economy
Main article: Economy of Sulawesi

Morowali Regency contains rich deposits of high-quality nickel, a vital material needed to manufacture lithium batteries. Starting in the 2010s and into the 2020s, the thriving nickel industry in Morowali has resulted in a large increase in the region's GDP (300% increase between 2013 and 2019),[5] but the expansion of the extraction industry has also caused environmental degradation.[5] From 2014 to 2020, over US$6.5 billion in foreign direct investment has flowed into the construction of nickel smelters and other downstream processing activities in Morowali Regency. Morowali is the site of an industrial park, the Morowali Industrial Park, specifically earmarked for refining activities. In Morowali, GDP more than tripled in just six years from Rp 6.9 trillion (US$480 million) in 2013 to Rp 24.3 trillion (US$1.7 billion) in 2019, almost all of it driven by investment in downstream nickel processing. As of 2021, the largest foreign investors were American, Chinese, and Japanese companies, while the government of Indonesia is attempting to build a domestic battery industry.[5]

Administrative districts

The Morowali Regency was divided (following the creation of the separate North Morowali Regency in 2013) into seven districts (kecamatan), but two further districts (Bungku Pesisir and Bungku Timur) were later created. These are all tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census.[3] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the numbers of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

District
Name		Area
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Admin
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
codes
Menui Kepulauan (a)
(Menui Islands)		223.6312,06413,232Ulunambo2494975
Bungku Selatan
(South Bungku)		403.9017,27313,914Kaleroang2694979
Bahodopi1,080.986,59437,322Bahodopi1294974
Bungku Pesisir
(Coastal Bungku)		867.29(b)6,625Lafeu1094981
Bungku Tengah
(Central Bungku)		725.5727,77429,302Marsaoleh1994973
Bungku Timur
(East Bungku)		387.23(b)12,061Kolono1094980
Bungku Barat
(West Bungku)		758.9310,09314,061Wosu1094977
Bumi Raya504.7711,48814,524Bahonsuai1394976
Wita Ponda519.7016,94220,686Laantula Jaya994978
Totals5,472.00102,228161,727133

Notes: (a) comprising 42 islands mainly to the southeast of the rest of the province. The largest are Menui Island and the two Padui Islands.
(b) the 2010 populations of Bungku Pesisir District and Bungku Timur District are included in the figures for the Districts from which they were cut out in 2013.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistiuk, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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. "Indonesia plays hardball with its nickel". East Asia Forum. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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