North Kolaka Regency


North Kolaka Regency is a regency in the northwest part of Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from the former northern districts of Kolaka Regency. It covers an area of 2,932 km2, and had a population of 121,476 at the 2010 Census, and 137,700 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 140,488 - comprising 71,995 males and 68,493 females. The principal town lies at Lasusua.

Administration

The North Kolaka Regency is divided into fifteen districts, tabulated below from south to north, 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 location of the district administrative centres and the number of villages in each district.
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
74.08.07Wawo260.965,6156,8056,957Wawo7
74.08.08Lambai97.975,3086,3707,006Lambai7
74.08.04Rante Angin83.355,3015,9516,060Rante Angin7 *
74.08.01Lasusua269.3221,75627,24928,240Lasusua12 *
74.08.13Katoi144.495,7636,9307,207Katoi6
74.08.05Kodeoha137.2610,64411,25911,212Mala-Mala12 *
74.08.14Tiwu35.474,0424,5534,700Tiwu7
74.08.06Ngapa222.7117,35517,28416,613Lapai12 *
74.08.09Watunohu33.406,2126,7137,025Watunohu8
74.08.02Pakue150.689,34510,30110,558Olo-Oloho11 *
74.08.10Pakue Tengah
174.476,1327,4897,532Latali10
74.08.11Pakue Utara
223.806,9668,0488,019Pakue9
74.08.03Batu Putih236.567,3728,5128,841Batu Putih11 *
74.08.12Porehu571.606,9366,7046,578Porehu8
74.08.15Tolala282.422,5933,4913,940Tolala6
Totals2,924.46121,340137,659140,488Lasusua133

Note that an asterisk in the final column indicates the number includes one kelurahan.

Climate

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

Villages

  • Walasiho