Kotamobagu

Kotamobagu is a landlocked city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Having previously been a town within the Bolaang Mongondow Regency, Kotamobagu was separated from that regency on 2 January 2007 to become an autonomous city. It is the principal centre of the southern part of the province, the Bolaang Mongondow region, which has been under consideration by the Indonesian government to be separated from the rest of North Sulawesi and formed into a separate province. The city covers an area of 108.89 km², and had a population of 107,459 at the 2010 Census, rising to 123,722 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 123,918.
Under consideration by the Indonesian Government since 2013 is the formation of a new province that would re-unite those territories which were part of the original Bolaang Mongondow Regency before 2007; it was intended that once the Province of "Bolaang Mongondow Raya" is created, Kotamobagu will be approved as the new provincial capital.

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Administrative districts

The city is divided into four districts tabulated below with their areas and their population as at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the location of the district 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 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
71.74.03	Kotamobagu Selatan	62.97	28,030	33,353	33,434	Poyowa Besar	9	95717
71.74.02	Kotamobagu Timur	23.69	26,355	30,904	30,934	Kotobangon	10	95712 - 95719
71.74.04	Kotamobagu Barat	12.20	37,678	41,843	41,816	Mongkonai Barat	6	95711 - 95716
71.74.01	Kotamobagu Utara	10.04	15,396	17,622	17,734	Bilalang 1	8	95713 - 95714
	Totals	108.89	107,459	123,722	123,918		33

Notes: including 3 kelurahan - Mongondow, Motoboi Kecil and Pobundayan. including 6 kelurahan - Kobo Besar, Kotabangun, Matali, Motoboi Besar, Sinindia and Tumbui.
all 6 are kelurahan - Gogagoman, Kotamobagu, Molinow, Mogolaing, Mongkonai and Mongkonai Barat. including 3 kelurahan - Biga, Genggulang and Upai.

Autonomy

As an autonomous city, in 2011 Kotamobagu was judged the best autonomous area from among 57 autonomous areas which have been formed by central government since 2007.

Climate

Kotamobagu has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.