Tojo Una-Una Regency

Tojo Una-Una Regency
Regency
Motto: Sivia Patuju
Country Indonesia
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Ampana
Government
 • Regent Mohammad Lahay
Population (2010)
 • Total 137,880
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 464

Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The principal town lies at Ampana.

History

In 1999, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency.[1]

Administration

The Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided at 2010 into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

Name Population
Census 2010
Tojo Barat
(West Tojo)		11,354
Tojo, Sulawesi 12,460
Ulubongka 15,654
Ampana Tete 22,367
Ampana Kota
(Ampana Town)		40,299
Una-Una 12,437
Togean 9,099
Walea Kepulauan
(Walea Islands)		10,293
Walea Besar
(Great Walea)		3,847

Dive sites

The best place to do diving is Una Una volcano island

Based on Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (Bakosurtanal) or Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping, there are 33 dive sites disperses from north to south beaches of Togian Islands with fringing reef, barrier reef, patch reef and atol. The area has the third most of biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Surga Dasar Laut yang Memukau Perairan Togean". May 13, 2012.

Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E / -0.87556; 121.62972

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