Central Mamuju Regency is a

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in the province of

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 ...

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. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, comprising five districts (''kecamatan'') which had formerly been part of

Mamuju Regency Mamuju Regency is a regency ( id, kabupaten Mamuju) 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 w ...

. It covers an area of 3,015.95 km² and had a population of 105,495 at the 2010 Census and 135,280 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 140,028.

Administration

The regency is divided into five

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres.

Climate

Central Mamuju regency has a

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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Tobadak, the seat of the regency.

References

Regencies of West Sulawesi 2012 establishments in Indonesia {{WSulawesi-geo-stub