Mamasa Regency

Mamasa Regency
Regency

Seal
Motto(s): Mesa Kada Dipotuo Pantan Kada Dipomate (United We Stand, Divided We Fall)
Country Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province West Sulawesi
Capital Mamasa
Government
 • Drs. Ramlan Badawi
Area
 • Total 1,160.58 sq mi (3,005.88 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 139,962
 • Density 120/sq mi (47/km2)

Mamasa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Mamasa) is one of the five regencies that make up the West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. The population was 139,962 in the 2010 Census. Its capital is the Mamasa district, and the Toraja are the most common ethnic group.

Sumarorong Airport

The airport developed from an airstrip to a 700-meter runway in 2012 and a predicted finish in 2013 with a 1,500-meter runway to facilitate wide-body aircraft. However, the airport ceased operations in 2016 due to a lack of passengers.[1]

Administration

A European stands on a rattan bridge in Mamasa, Toradja Land, Celebes

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), with the population divided as follows:

NamePopulation
Census 2010[2]
Sumarorong9,580
Messawa7,090
Pana8,552
Nosu4,276
Tabang5,890
Mamasa22,541
Tanduk Kuala9,984
Balla6,017
Sesenapadang7,709
Tawalian6,210
Mambi9,295
Bambang10,312
Rantebulahan Timur5,682
Mehalaan3,857
Aralle6,584
Buntu Malangka6,691
Tabulahan9,812

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". March 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2010 Indonesian Census.

Coordinates: 3°06′47″S 119°22′58″E / 3.11306°S 119.38278°E / -3.11306; 119.38278


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