North Konawe Regency (''Kabupaten Konawe Utara'') is a

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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 ...

Province,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It was formed in 2007 by splitting off seven of the northern districts of

Konawe Regency Konawe Regency is one of the regencies in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The capital of the regency is Unaaha. The regency was once known as the district of Kendari. The regency had a population of 241,428 at the 2010 Census, but h ...

to form a new North Konawe Regency (''Kabupaten Konawe Utara''). It is surrounded on all landward sides by the remaining area of the Konawe Regency, and covers an area of 5,101.76 km². It had a population of 51,447 at the 2010 Census and 67,871 at the 2020 Census. The principal town lies at Asera.

Administration

The North Konawe Regency was divided at the time of the 2010 Census into seven districts (''kecamatan''), but six additional districts have subsequently been created by division of the original districts. The districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the administrative centres of each district Notes: (a) The 2010 population of Motui District is included in the figure for Sawa District, from which it was subsequently cut out.
(b) the 2010 populations of Wawolesea and Lasolo Kepulauan Districts are included in the figure for Lasolo District, from which they were subsequently cut out.
(c) the 2010 populations of Andowia and Oheo Districts are included in the figure for Asera District, from which they were subsequently cut out.
(d) The 2010 population of Landawe District is included in the figure for Wiwirano District, from which it was subsequently cut out.

Wawolesea Karst

Wawolesea Karst is rare and unique, 80 kilometers north of

Kendari Kendari is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi. With a population of 345,107 according to the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the province, and the fourth most on Sulawesi. The city covers an area of , ...

or just 10 kilometers from Tanjung Taipa Beach. There are a 500-meter square pond several meters from the beach with altar and

travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a p ...

columns which formed by salty water hot fountain. The salty water came from tunnels below sea level and the hot water with temperature between 35 and 45 Celsius degrees came from active tectonic. The hot sandy around them is suitable for

Maleo The maleo (''Macrocephalon maleo'') is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus ''Macrocephalon''. The maleo is endemic to Sulawesi and the nearby smaller island of Buton in Indonesia. It is found in the tropical lowland and ...

birds to bury their eggs which will hatch by hot sandy temperature.

Anoa Anoa, also known as dwarf buffalo and ''sapiutan'', are two species of the genus '' Bubalus'' endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia: the mountain anoa (''Bubalus quarlesi'') and the lowland anoa (''Bubalus depressicornis''). Both li ...

as endemic animal can be found also in this area.

References

Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi {{SESulawesi-geo-stub