North Toraja Regency

Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

North Toraja Regency

Kabupaten Toraja Utara

Regency

Coat of arms

Location within South Sulawesi

Country| Indonesia
Province| South Sulawesi
Capital| Rantepao
Area

• Total| 1,151.47 km2 (444.59 sq mi)
Population

(mid 2022 estimate)[1]

• Total| 268,198
• Density| 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (WIB)

North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and the home of the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Rantepao which is also the center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was the northern part of Tana Toraja Regency, but on 24 June 2008 the northeastern 36% of the latter's area was split off to form this separate North Toraja Regency. It covers an area of 1,151.47 km2 and had a population of 216,762 at the 2010 census[2] and 261,086 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 268,198, comprising 136,998 males and 131,200 females.[1]

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 Torajan people and their culture.

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

## Geography[edit]

Tana Toraja is located on the Sulawesi island, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. Its geographical location is between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S 120°E﻿ / ﻿3°S 120°E﻿ / -3; 120). The area of the North Toraja Regency is 1,151.47  km2, about 2.5% 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.[4]

## Administrative Districts[edit]

North Toraja Regency comprises twenty-one administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 111 rural desa \- here called lembang \- and 40 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah | Name of
District
(kecamatan) | Area

km2 | Pop'n
census
2010 | Pop'n
census
2020 | Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022 | Admin
centre | No.

villages | Post
code

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

73.26.08 | Sopai | 47.64 | 13,042 | 15,687 | 16,098 | Nonongan Selatan | 8 (a) | 91850
73.26.15 | Kesu | 26.00 | 15,504 | 19,150 | 19,753 | Ba'tan | 7 (b) | 91852
73.26.17 | Sanggalangi | 39.00 | 11,129 | 13,218 | 13,532 | Buntu La'bo | 6 (a) | 91851
73.26.05 | Buntao | 49.50 | 8,911 | 11,443 | 11,893 | Misa Ba'bana | 6 (b) | 91841
73.26.18 | Rantebua | 84.84 | 7,595 | 8,989 | 9,196 | Buangin | 7 (b) | 91842
73.26.03 | Nanggala | 68.00 | 9,192 | 10,376 | 10,518 | Nanggah Sangpiak Salu | 9 (a) | 91856
73.26.16 | Tondon | 36.00 | 9,465 | 12,529 | 13,098 | Tondon Langi | 4 | 91857
73.26.11 | Tallunglipu | 9.42 | 18,068 | 20,644 | 20,976 | Tallunglipu | 7 (c) | 91832
73.26.01 | Rantepao | 10.29 | 25,585 | 28,451 | 28,757 | Singki | 11 (d) | 91835 (e)
73.26.09 | Tikala | 23.44 | 10,275 | 12,342 | 12,662 | Buntu Barana | 7 (b) | 91833
73.26.02 | Sesean | 40.05 | 10,893 | 13,319 | 13,712 | Pangli | 9 (f) | 91844
73.26.10 | Balusu | 46.51 | 6,760 | 7,983 | 8,163 | Balusu | 7 (b) | 91855
73.26.06 | Sa'dan | 80.49 | 14,923 | 18,722 | 19,370 | Satlan Malimbong | 10 (b) | 91843
73.26.17 | Bangkelekila | 21.00 | 5,128 | 8,525 | 9,314 | Tampan Bonga | 4 | 91853
73.26.19 | Sesean Suloara' | 21.68 | 6,236 | 6,943 | 7,019 | Suloara | 5 | 91845
73.26.20 | Kapala Pitu | 47.27 | 6,041 | 6,982 | 7,110 | Polo Padang | 6 | 91848
73.26.12 | Dende Piongan Napo | 77.49 | 7,979 | 9,046 | 9,178 | Dende | 8 (a) | 91822
73.26.21 | Awan Rante Karua | 54.71 | 5,193 | 5,634 | 5,667 | Awan | 4 | 91854
73.26.04 | Rindingallo | 74.25 | 7,255 | 9,070 | 9,378 | Pangala | 9 (b) | 91849
73.26.13 | Buntu Pepasan | 131.72 | 12,228 | 14,582 | 14,940 | Sapan | 13 (a) | 91847
73.26.14 | Baruppu | 162.17 | 5,358 | 7,451 | 7,864 | Baruppu Selatan | 4 (a) | 91846
| Totals | 1,151.47 | 216,762 | 261,086 | 268,198 | Rantepao | 151 |

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan. (b) including 2 kelurahan. (c) comprising 6 kelurahan and one desa.
(d) comprising 9 kelurahan and 2 desa. (e) except the kelurahan of Tantepao, Manggalo and Pasale (which share a post code of 91831), and Mentirotiku and Laang Tanduk (which share a post code of 91834). (f) comprising 5 kelurahan and 4 desa.

## See also[edit]

* Indonesia portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Toraja Regency.

* List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Toraja Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7326)
2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. ^ "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.

## External links[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tana Toraja.

* Toraja Treasures.com \- Toraja online information.
* Official website

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