East Kolaka Regency


The East Kolaka Regency is a new and the only landlocked regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, established on 11 January 2013 from the former eastern nine districts of the Kolaka Regency. The administrative centre lies at Tirawuta; its current Regent is Abdul Aziz. The area is 3,991.78 km2, and the population at the 2020 census was 120,699; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 126,754 - comprising 65,337 males and 61,417 females.

Administration

On 14 December 2012, the Indonesian Parliament approved the establishment of a new East Kolaka Regency, to be split off from the existing Kolaka Regency; the new regency - which came into effect on 11 January 2013 under Law No. 8 of 2013 - comprised nine districts of the existing Kolaka Regency; subsequently an additional three districts have been created by splitting existing districts. These are detailed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
74.11.10Aere305.398,4718,688Aere1193573
74.11.05Lambandia211.5927,89319,55520,459Penanggo Jaya15 93578
74.11.04Poli-Polia164.7710,60610,99711,474Poli-Polia12 93579
74.11.12Dangia109.738,5358,886Gunung Jaya1293576
74.11.03Ladongi142.3423,81818,33318,471Atula10 93577
74.11.02Loea88.116,1747,2427,800Loea9 93581
74.11.01Tirawuta276.7412,48316,79218,459Rate-Rate16 93582
74.11.06Lalolae60.213,5424,5514,906Lalolae5 93572
74.11.07Mowewe129.637,5388,5579,117Inebenggi10 93571
74.11.09Tinondo348.987,1198,9859,194Tinengi12 93570
74.11.08Uluiwoi284.587,2425,0615,125Sanggona10 93574
74.11.11Ueesi1,869.713,6204,175Ueesi1193575
Totals3,991.78106,415120,699126,754Tirawuta133

Notes: the 2010 population of Aere District is included in the figure for Lambandia District, from which it was subsequently split off.
including one kelurahan. the 2010 population of Dangia District is included in the figure for Ladongi District, from which it was subsequently split off.
comprising 4 kelurahan and 6 desa. including 2 kelurahan. including 3 kelurahan.
the 2010 population of Ueesi District is included in the figure for Uluiwoi District, from which it was subsequently split off.