Tana Toraja Regency

Tana Toraja Regency (Indonesian for Torajaland or Land of the Toraja, abbreviated Tator; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈtana toˈrad͡ʒa]) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of 2,054.30 km2 and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 Census and 280,794 at the 2020 Census.[2] The local government seat is in Makale, while the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. Formerly, the Tana Toraja area covered a larger area, but in 2008 this was divided into two regencies, consisting of Tana Toraja with its capital at Makale and Toraja Utara (North Toraja) with its capital at Rantepao.

Tana Toraja Regency
Kabupaten Tana Toraja
Regency
Seal
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
Anniversary1 September 1247 (1247-09-01)
CapitalMakale
Area
 • Total2,054.30 km2 (793.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total280,794
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

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). 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.[3]

Administrative Districts

Tana Toraja Regency in 2020 comprised nineteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the administrative centre of the district, the numbers of administrative villages (kelurahan and desa) within that district, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Administrative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Bonggakaradeng206.766,6688,023Ratte Buttu691872
Simbuang194.826,1667,959Simbuang691874
Rano89.436,0427,649Rumandan591875
Mappak166.025,5097,018Kondo Dewata691873
Mengkendek196.7427,34236,390Rante Kalua1791870
Gandang Batu Silanan108.6319,23823,049Benteng Ambeso1291871
Sangalla36.246,6067,958Bulian Massabu591881
Sangalla Selatan
(South Sangalla)		47.807,3619,557Rante Alang591882
Sangalla Utara
(North Sangalla)		27.967,3279,041Tombang691883
Makale39.7533,63138,814Bombangan1591811
-91817
Makale Selatan
(South Makale)		61.7012,41516,609Tiromanda891815
Makale Utara
(North Makale)		26.0811,79914,602Lion Tondokiring591812
-91817
Saluputti87.547,4249,741Pattan Ulusalu991864
Bittuang163.2714,24718,692Bittuang1591896
Rembon134.4718,21924,662Talion1391860
Masanda134.776,2788,495Pondingao891894
Malimbong Balepe211.478,92310,517Malimbong691861
Rantetayo60.3510,73714,614Padang Iring691863
Kurra60.505,1497,404Ratte Kurra691862
Totals2,054.30221,081280,794Makale159

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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