Mamasa Regency

Mamasa Regency
Regency

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Country Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province West Sulawesi
Capital Mamasa
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 which comprise West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. The population was 139,962 at the 2010 Census. Its capital is the Mamasa district. Mamasa is the main destination of tourism in West Sulawesi Province. Culture, natural views, and many more can be found in this region. People of Mamasa is a part of Toraja ethnic group.

Sumarorong Airport

Form airstrip to 700-meter runway in 2012 and predicted finish in 2013 with 1,500-meter runway to facilitate wide-body aircraft.[1]

Administration

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

Name Population
Census 2010[2]
Sumarorong 9,580
Messawa 7,090
Pana 8,552
Nosu 4,276
Tabang 5,890
Mamasa 22,541
Tanduk Kuala 9,984
Balla 6,017
Sesenapadang 7,709
Tawalian 6,210
Mambi 9,295
Bambang 10,312
Rantebulahan Timur 5,682
Mehalaan 3,857
Aralle 6,584
Buntu Malangka 6,691
Tabulahan 9,812

See also

Polewali-Mamasa

References

  1. ↑ "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". March 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2010 Indonesian Census
A European stands on a rattan bridge in the area Mamasa, Toradja Land, Celebes

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


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