Pasangkayu Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pasangkayu) is one of the six regencies which comprise

West Sulawesi West Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the western side of Sulawesi island. It covers an area of 16,787.18 km2, and its capital is Mamuju. The 2010 Census recorded a population of 1,158,651, while ...

Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. It covers an area of 3,043.75 km² and had a population of 134,303 at the 2010 Census and 188,861 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 193,098. The town of Pasangkayu is the capital of the regency, and its only urban community (''kelurahan'').

History

The regency was initially named North Mamuju Regency from its creation in 2003, until it was renamed as Pasangkayu Regency in March 2018.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into twelve districts (''kecamatan''), 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 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (62 rural ''desa'' and one urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal code.

Climate

Pasangkayu has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Regencies of West Sulawesi {{WSulawesi-geo-stub