Tana Toraja Regency

Tana Toraja Regency
Kabupaten Tana Toraja
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Capital Makale
Area
 • Total 2,054.30 km2 (793.17 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 221,795
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)

Tana Toraja Regency (Torajaland, Land of the Toraja or Tator) is a regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Makale, while the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. But now, Tana Toraja has been divided to two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with its capital at Makale and Toraja Utara with its capital at Rantepao.

The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, numerous Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indigenous culture and people of Toraja.

Christian mission in Tana Toraja Regency, Netherlands colonial period.
picture credits : Tropenmuseum.

Geography

Tana Toraja is centrally placed in the island of Sulawesi, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. It lies between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120Coordinates: 3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120). The total area (since the separation of the new regency of North Toraja) is 2,054.30 km², about 4.4% of the total area of South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountainous; its minimum elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level.[1]

Administration

Tana Toraja Regency in 2010 comprised nineteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

Name Population
Census 2010
Bonggakaradeng 6,668
Simbuang 6,166
Rano 6,042
Mappak 5,509
Mengkendek 27,342
Gandang Batu Silanan 19,238
Sangalla 6,606
Sangalla Selatan
(South Sangalla)		7,361
Sangalla Utara
(North Sangalla)		7,327
Makale 33,631
Makale Selatan
(South Makale)		12,415
Makale Utara
(North Makale)		11,799
Saluputti 7,424
Bittuang 14,247
Rembon 18,219
Masanda 6,278
Malimbong Balepe 8,923
Rantetayo 10,737
Kurra 5,149

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian).
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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