North Kolaka Regency

North Kolaka Regency is a regency in the northwest part of Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,924.46 km2,[2] and had a population of 121,476 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 137,700 at the 2020 Census.[4] The principal town lies at Lasusua.

North Kolaka Regency
Kabupaten Kolaka Utara
Regency
Seal
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
North Kolaka Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Kolaka Regency
North Kolaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°20′14″S 121°02′38″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalLasusua
Government
 • RegentNur Rahman Umar
 • Vice RegentAbass
Area
 • Total2,924.46 km2 (1,129.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total137,700
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitekolutkab.go.id

Administration

The North Kolaka Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas[5] and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres and the number of villages (rural desa) in each district.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages
Ranteangin83.35
(189.92)		5,3016,000Ranteangin7
Lambai97.97
(162.74)		5,3086,400Lambai7
Wawo260.96
(234.99)		5,6156,800Wawo7
Lasusua269.32
(287.67)		21,75627,200Lasusua12
Katoi144.49
(82.64)		5,7636,900Katoi6
Kodeoha137,26
(250.49)		10,64411,300Mala-Mala12
Tiwu35.47
(81.92)		4,0424,600Tiwu7
Ngapa222.71
(149.18)		17,35517,300Lapai12
Watunohu33.40
(109.99)		6,2126,700Watunohu8
Pakue150.68
(313.25)		9,34510,300Olo-Oloho11
Pakue Utara
(North Pakue)		223.80
(131.25)		6,9668,000Pakue9
Pakue Tengah
(Central Pakue)		174.47
(191.82)		6,1327,500Latali10
Batu Putih236.56
(374.95)		7,3728,500Batu Putih11
Porehu571.60
(647.23)		6,9366,700Porehu8
Tolala282.42
(183.58)		2,5933,500Tolala6
Totals2,924.46
(3,391.62)		121,476137,659Lasusua133

Climate

Lasusua, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in October and November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Lasusua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.9
(80.5)
Average low °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 158
(6.2)		 169
(6.7)		 191
(7.5)		 238
(9.4)		 361
(14.2)		 298
(11.7)		 228
(9.0)		 192
(7.6)		 177
(7.0)		 123
(4.8)		 118
(4.6)		 137
(5.4)		 2,390
(94.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. This is the figure recorded by the regency BPS; the figure quoted by the province BPS is 3,391.67 km2.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Two figures are quoted for each district; the first is that given by the regency BPS, while the second (in brackets) is that quoted by the province BPS.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. "Climate: Lasusua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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