West Muna Regency ( id, Kabupaten Muna Barat) is a new
regency
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of
Southeast Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly ...
, Indonesia, established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the
Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km
2, and the districts comprising it had a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census; the 2020 Census resulted in a population of 84,590, and the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 84,777, comprising 41,888 males and 42,889 females.The administrative centre lies at
Laworo.
Administrative districts
The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below 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 Sttistik, Jakarta, 2022.] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
Notes:
* (a) Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna, but lies mainly on Muna Island.
* (b) Maginto District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna.
* (c) Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
* (d) Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna, but also includes
a small northwesterly part of Muna island itself (Tondasi Village, covering 17.65 km
2, with 779 inhabitants in 2020).
References
External links
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Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi
2014 establishments in Indonesia
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