North Kolaka Regency

North Kolaka Regency is a regency in the northwest part of Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,924.46 km2,[2] and had a population of 121,476 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 137,700 at the 2020 Census.[4] The principal town lies at Lasusua.

North Kolaka Regency
Kabupaten Kolaka Utara
Regency
Seal
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
North Kolaka Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Kolaka Regency
North Kolaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°20′14″S 121°02′38″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalLasusua
Government
 • RegentNur Rahman Umar
 • Vice RegentAbass
Area
 • Total2,924.46 km2 (1,129.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total137,700
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitekolutkab.go.id

Administration

The North Kolaka Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas[5] and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Admin
centre
Ranteangin83.35
(189.92)		5,3016,000Ranteangin
Lambai97.97
(162.74)		5,3086,400Lambai
Wawo260.96
(234.99)		5,6156,800Wawo
Lasusua269.32
(287.67)		21,75627,200Lasusua
Katoi144.49
(82.64)		5,7636,900Katoi
Kodeoha137,26
(250.49)		10,64411,300Mala-Mala
Tiwu35.47
(81.92)		4,0424,600Tiwu
Ngapa222.71
(149.18)		17,35517,300Lapai
Watunohu33.40
(109.99)		6,2126,700Watunohu
Pakue150.68
(313.25)		9,34510,300Olo-Oloho
Pakue Utara
(North Pakue)		223.80
(131.25)		6,9668,000Pakue
Pakue Tengah
(Central Pakue)		174.47
(191.82)		6,1327,500Latali
Batu Putih236.56
(374.95)		7,3728,500Batu Putih
Porehu571.60
(647.23)		6,9366,700Porehu
Tolala282.42
(183.58)		2,5933,500Tolala
Totals2,924.46
(3,391.62)		121,476137,659Lasusua

Climate

Lasusua, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in October and November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Lasusua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.9
(80.5)
Average low °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 158
(6.2)		 169
(6.7)		 191
(7.5)		 238
(9.4)		 361
(14.2)		 298
(11.7)		 228
(9.0)		 192
(7.6)		 177
(7.0)		 123
(4.8)		 118
(4.6)		 137
(5.4)		 2,390
(94.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. This is the figure recorded by the regency BPS; the figure quoted by the province BPS is 3,391.67 km2.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Two figures are quoted for each district; the first is that given by the reggency BPS, while the second (in brackets) is that quoted by the province BPS.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. "Climate: Lasusua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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