Donggala Regency


Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude, and covers a land area of 5,126.59 km2. It had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census and 300,436 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 310,998. The administrative capital of Donggala Regency is the town of Banawa, located a 30-minute drive northwest from the city of Palu, the capital of the province.

History

Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the Central Sulawesi area was the home of eight small kingdoms : Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.
Since the Donggala Regency was established on 4 July 1959, then comprising almost the entire western portion of Central Sulawesi Province, it has been significantly reduced in area and population. The city of Palu was split off as a separate municipality on 22 July 1994, the Parigi Moutong Regency was split off on 10 April 2002, and the Sigi Regency was split off on 21 July 2008.
In September 2018, Donggala and Palu City suffered heavy casualties due to the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.

Administrative districts

The Dongala Regency is divided into sixteen districts. These are physically divided into two non-contiguous sections, lying to the west and to the east of the Palu River Valley respectively, and separated from each other by Palu city and the Sigi Regency. The first section comprises five districts, of which the northern Banawa and Banawa Tengah were the areas most grievously inundated by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami. The second section comprises eleven districts, stretching south to north along the west coast of Sulawesi's northern peninsula.
These districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates of population as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
72.03.04Rio Pakava872.1621,82021,33121,382Lalundu1494346
72.03.21Pinembani402.615,9366,3136,481Gimpubia994345
72.03.18Banawa Selatan
430.6723,67725,42626,199Watatu1994350
72.03.27Banawa Tengah
74.6410,07211,32711,882Limboro894341
72.03.08Banawa 99.0432,01836,07637,871Gunung Bale1494351
Southern section1,879.1293,523100,473103,76464-
72.03.19Tanantovea302.6415,18215,86016,169Wani I1094342
72.03.09Labuan126.0113,31914,86115,542Labuan794352
72.03.10Sindue177.1918,43621,02422,173Toaya1394353
72.03.24Sindue Tombusabora211.5511,32012,28112,705Tibo694344
72.03.25Sindue Tobata211.928,7759,92010,427Alindau694343
72.03.11Sirenja286.9420,20621,81222,521Tompe1394354
72.03.12Balaesang 314.2322,79625,05826,054Tambu1394355
72.03.31Balaesang Tanjung
188.8510,35012,54013,539Malei894359
72.03.06Dampelas
732.7628,93832,03233,396Sabang1394356
72.03.14Sojol 705.4125,41925,34025,400Balukang994357
72.03.30Sojol Utara
139.079,3569,2359,257Ogoamas II594358
Northern section3,396.57183,713199,963207,234103-
Totals5,275.69277,620300,436310,998Banawa167

Notes: including 2 offshore islands. including 2 offshore islands.
comprising 9 kelurahan and 5 desa.
including 17 offshore islands. including 3 offshore islands. including 6 offshore islands.

2013

Many of the districts of Donggala Regency, together with Palu City and some of the districts of Sigi Regency, were covered in the Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang as of 2013. In all, the area of the Plan covered twenty-one districts.

Tourist attractions

  • Tanjung Karang Beach, Donggala, Labuan Bajo, Banawa
  • Pusentasi, Towale
  • Boneoge Beach, Banawa
  • Anjungan Gonenggati, Banawa
  • Kabonga Beach, Banawa
  • Art & Culture, Home Industry, Sarong Donggala, Salubomba village, Limboro,Watusampu, Kola-Kola, Ganti, Kabonga, Loli, Wani
  • Gonenggati Mangrove Forest, Kabonga Besar, Banawa
  • Enu Beach, Enu
  • Bambarano Beach
  • Kalukku Beach, Limboro
  • Hayalan Beach, Salubomba
  • Lembasada Beach, Lembasada
  • Surumana Beach, Surumana
  • Tosale Beach, Tosale
  • Batusuya Beach, Batusuya
  • Salur Beach, Sioyong, Sabang
  • Taipa Beach, Taipa
  • Parimpi Indah Beach, Lende, Sirenja
  • Saget Beach and LendeNtovea, Sojol Utara
  • Majang Beach, Long Village, Damsol
  • Sivalenta Beach Sirenja
  • Salumbone Beach, Salumbone
  • Labuana Beach, Lende Ntovea, Sirenja
  • Lake Talaga
  • Lake Dampelas
  • Rano Lake
  • Lino Lake, Lino
  • Talaga Lake, Dampelas
  • Kaledo
  • Bambahano, Sabang
  • Pasoso Island, Balaesang
  • Maputi Island, Pangalaseang
  • Taring Island, Lenju, Sojol Utara
  • Loli Tasiburi Waterfall
  • Powelua Waterfall, Banawa Tengah
  • Walandanu Waterfall, Balaesang
  • Bou Waterfall, Bou, Damsol
  • Nupabomba Waterfall, Nupabomba
  • Bale Waterfall, Bale, Tanantovea
  • Ogoamas Waterfall, Sojol Utara
  • Hotspring, Tambu Village
  • Camping Ground Nupabomba, Nupabomba
  • Pemandian Loli Indah, Loli Oge, Banawa
  • Nature Reserve Sojol Mountain, Sojol