Mamuju Regency


Mamuju Regency is a regency of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The regency capital is at Karema, while Mamuju town is the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census, but it was substantially reduced by the creation of the new Central Mamuju Regency which was cut out of it on 14 December 2012. The reduced Mamuju Regency covers an area of 4,936.02 km2 and had a population of 278,764 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 297,141.

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2024. 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 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
76.02.02Tapalang284.4218,08320,82021,374Galung10 91551
76.02.13Tapalang Barat
110.849,12911,37312,107Dungkait791552
76.02.01Mamuju 224.9055,10564,69666,427Binanga9 91511 - 91515
76.02.12Simboro dan Kepulauan140.1123,20036,06339,505Rangas8 91512 - 91513
76.02.16Kepulauan Balabalakang
5.312,3472,2012,242Pulau Salissingan
291512
76.02.03Kalukku 460.6549,25059,10860,155Kalukku14 91561
76.02.07Papalang200.6921,39523,94224,768Topore991565
76.02.08Sampaga110.9613,98615,92515,809Bunde791563
76.02.11Tommo987.9019,40723,38124,633Campaloga1491564
76.02.04Kalumpang1,580.0710,80011,76312,020Kalumpang1391560
76.02.15Bonehau830.478,6229,4928,342Bonehau991562
Totals4,936.02 231,324278,764288,382Karema102

Notes: including 3 kelurahan - Dayanginna, Galung and Kasambang. including offshore island of Pulau Karampuang to the north of the town.
including 5 kelurahan - Binanga, Kasiwa, Karema, Mamunyu and Rimuku. including 2 kelurahan - Rangas and Simboro.
the Balabalakang Islands are a small group lying between West Sulawesi and East Kalimantan, and closer to the latter.
including 4 offshore islands. including 4 kelurahan - Bebanga, Kalukku, Sinyonyoi and Sinyonyoi Selatan.
excluding the 2010 population of those regencies split off in 2012 to form the new Central Mamuju Regency.