North Luwu Regency is a
regency
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of
South Sulawesi Province of
Indonesia
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. It covers 7,502.58 kim
2 and had a population of 287,606 at the 2010 census and 322,919 at the 2020 census, comprising 163,168 males and 159,751 females. The principal town lies at
Masamba.
Administrative districts
North Luwu Regency in 2010 comprised eleven administrative
Districts (''Kecamatan''), but subsequently four further districts have been added by the division of existing districts. These fifteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census.
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of administrative villages (7 urban ''kelurahan'' and 166 rural ''desa'') in each district.
Notes:
(a) the 2010 population of the new Sabbang Selatan District is included in the figure for Selatan District.
(b) the 2010 population of the new Baebunta Selatan District is included in the figure for Baebunta District.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Sukamaju Selatan District is included in the figure for Sukamaju District.
(d) the 2010 population of the new Tanalili District is included in the figure for Bone-Bone District.
References
Regencies of South Sulawesi
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