West Muna Regency


West Muna Regency is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It comprises the northwest portion of Muna Island and islands in the Straits of Tiworo. It was established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km2, and reported a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census; the 2020 Census recorded a population of 84,590, and the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 85,706, comprising 42,242 males and 43,464 females. Its administrative centre is Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District.

Administrative districts

The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated 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 headquarters, 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
74.13.09Tiworo Kepulauan
77.906,4067,6538,317Kambara9 93653
74.13.06Maginti 40.578,2268,9537,589Pajala893643
74.14.07Tiworo Tengah
82.356,5037,6048,667Wapae Jaya893654
74.13.05Tiworo Selatan
66.984,8305,7386,500Kasimpa Jaya593644
74.13.08Tiworo Utara
62.054,8635,6845,824Tondasi793656
74.13.03Lawa85.177,4308,7318,737Lawa8 93651
74.13.01Sawerigadi102.606,2848,0477,893Sawerigadi1093657
74.13.02Barangka33.095,9787,3115,537Barangka893650
74.13.04Wadaga175.055,7066,3877,781Wadaga793652
74.13.10Kusambi103.3310,69912,94412,993Kusambi10 93655
74.13.11Napano Kusambi77.194,7075,5385,868Lahaji693658
Totals906.2871,63284,59085,706Laworo86

Notes:
  • Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna Island, but lies mainly on Muna Island and includes the regency administrative capital of Laworo. including 2 kelurahan.
  • Maginti District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna Island. Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
  • Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna Island, but also includes a small northwesterly part of Muna Island itself.
  • including 2 kelurahan. including one kelurahan - the town of Konawe.