Tojo Una-Una Regency
Tojo Una-Una Regency
Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Motto: Sivia Patuju | |
| Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E / 0.87556°S 121.62972°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Capital | Ampana |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Muhammad Lahay |
| • Vice Regent | Admin A.S Lasimpala |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 137,810 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 464 |
| Website | tojounaunakab |
Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini.
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 areas and their 2010 Census populations.[2]
| Name | Area in sq.km |
Population Census 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Tojo Barat (West Tojo) |
441.96 | 11,354 |
| Tojo | 1,325.25 | 12,460 |
| Ulu Bongka | 1,486.61 | 15,654 |
| Ampana Tete | 1,206.42 | 22,367 |
| Ampana Kota (Ampana Town) |
221.06 | 40,299 |
| Total Sulawesi mainland | 4,681.30 | 102,134 |
| Una-Una | 352.72 | 12,437 |
| Togean | 161.88 | 9,099 |
| Walea Kepulauan (Walea Islands) |
157.34 | 10,293 |
| Walea Besar (Great Walea) |
82.38 | 3,847 |
| Total Togean Islands | 754.32 | 35,676 |
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 the Togian Islands with fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls. The area has the third most amount of biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[3]
References
- ^ Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ "Surga Dasar Laut yang Memukau Perairan Togean". May 13, 2012.
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Capital: Palu | ||
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