Mamuju Regency

Mamuju Regency
Regency

Seal
Country Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province West Sulawesi
Capital Mamuju
Government
  Regent Suhardi Duka
  Vice Regent Bustamin Bausat
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Website www.mamujukab.go.id

Mamuju Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten Mamuju) of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The capital is Mamuju, which is also the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census.

Uranium sites

Mamuju Regency has high potential uranium sites with radioactivity of ~250 nsv per year as same as at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. The highest potential uranium site at hill of Takandeang village about 40 kilometers from Mamuju City has radioactivity 2,000-3,000 nsw per hour.[1]

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

NamePopulation
Census 2010[2]
Tapalang18,083
Tapalang Barat
(West Tapalang)
9,129
Mamuju55,105
Simboro23,200
Balabalakang2,347
Kulukku49,250
Papalang21,395
Sampaga13,986
Tommo19,407
Kalumpang10,800
Bonehau8,622

References

  1. "Ada Uranium di Sulawesi Barat". March 17, 2012.
  2. 2010 Indonesian Census

Coordinates: 2°41′S 118°54′E / 2.683°S 118.900°E / -2.683; 118.900


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