Parigi Moutong Regency


Parigi Moutong Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 by splitting off the eastern districts previously part of Donggala Regency. It covers an area of 5,805.61 km2 and had a population of 413,588 at the 2010 Census and 440,015 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 461,576. The principal town lies at Parigi in the south of the regency. The regency stretches from around Parigi district in its south all the way past Moutong district in the north, giving the name.

Geography

In terms of its geographic position, Parigi Moutong Regency is bounded to the north by Buol Regency, Toli-Toli Regency, and the province of Gorontalo, to the south by Poso Regency and Sigi Regency, to the west by Palu City and Donggala Regency, and to the east by the Gulf of Tomini.
The regency has a coastline along the shore in the Gulf of Tomini of 472 kms, stretching from
the Sausu District in the south as far as Moutong District bordering on the north side.

Administrative districts

Parigi Moutong Regency was divided at 2010 into twenty districts, but three additional districts were subsequently added. The districts are all tabulated below in geographical order, stretching clockwise around the Gulf of Tomini, with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The districts are grouped for convenience into three geographical sectors, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of 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
72.08.06Sausu410.3221,48421,57120,997Sausu Trans1094472
72.08.15Balinggi223.8816,45117,31117,688Malakosa994473
72.08.09Torue275.8418,75720,09420,244Torue794470
72.08.11Parigi Selatan
396.4221,70023,10123,257Dolago Padang1094461
72.08.01Parigi 23.5028,29630,61731,287Masigi11 94471
72.08.16Parigi Barat
118.297,1278,2959,068Parigimpuu894460
72.08.20Parigi Tengah
75.108,1979,1549,380Binangga694462
72.08.19Parigi Utara
98.635,6146,7997,270Toboli Barat594463
Southern Sector1,621.98127,626136,942139,16166
72.08.17Siniu118.968,6829,98110,412Siniu Sayo Gindano994467
72.08.02Ampibabo191.4420,57922,71523,154Ampibabo Utara1994474
72.08.13Toribulu212.3816,38017,38417,676Toribulu994466
72.08.08Kasimbar280.7820,84823,18325,109Kasimbar1894464
72.08.10Tinombo Selatan
377.8125,55027,76329,541Maninili2094468
72.08.23Sidoan353.0314,54015,823Muara Jaya1194475
72.08.03Tinombo285.5934,25220,17424,465Tinombo1594465
Central Sector1,819.99126,291135,740146,180101
72.08.18Palasa613.1626,29226,09629,645Palasa1194477
72.08.05Tomini216.3817,87218,78320,450Tomini1494478
72.08.12Mepanga207.1027,44929,65130,332Mepanga1894476
72.08.22Ongka Malino380.2420,63021,217Ongka1794482
72.08.21Bolano164.2616,08416,641Bolano1394479
72.08.07Bolano Lambunu382.4755,01920,93420,697Lambunu1494480
72.08.14Taopa243.2612,74513,87814,704Taopa1194483
72.08.04Moutong581.0120,29421,27722,519Moutong Tengah2094481
Northern Sector2,787.88159,671167,333176,235118
Totals5,805.61413,588440,015461,576Parigi283

Notes: Parigi town district consists of the 5 kelurahan of Bantaya, Loji, Kampal, Maesa and Masigi, together with 6 desa.
The 2010 population of the new Sidoan District is included with the figure for Tinombo District.
The 2010 populations of the new Ongka Malino District and Bolano District are included with the figure for Bolano Lambunu District.

Tomini languages

The Tomini languages, spoken in the eight last-named districts in the table above, belong to the putative Tomini-Tolitoli languages group.