Mamuju Regency

Mamuju Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten Mamuju) of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The regency capital is at Karema, while Mamuju town is the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census,^[2] but it was substantially reduced by the creation of the new Central Mamuju Regency which was cut out of it on 14 December 2012. The reduced Mamuju Regency covers an area of 4,936.02 km² and had a population of 278,764 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 297,141 (comprising 149,395 males and 142,844 females in mid 2023).^[1]

Mamuju Regency
Regency
Port of Mamuju
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Manakarra (A Sacred Land of Inheritance)
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Sulawesi
Regency	Mamuju
Government
• Regent	Siti Sutina Suhardi [id]
• Vice Regent	Yuki Permana
Area
• Total	4,936.02 km2 (1,905.81 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	297,141
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code	+62 426
Website	mamujukab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 88 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
76.02.02	Tapalang	284.42	18,083	20,820	21,374	Galung	10 (a)	91551
76.02.13	Tapalang Barat (West Tapalang)	110.84	9,129	11,373	12,107	Dungkait	7	91552
76.02.01	Mamuju (b)	224.90	55,105	64,696	66,427	Binanga	9 (c)	91511 - 91515
76.02.12	Simboro dan Kepulauan	140.11	23,200	36,063	39,505	Rangas	8 (d)	91512 - 91513
76.02.16	Kepulauan Balabalakang (e) (Balabalakang Islands)	5.31	2,347	2,201	2,242	Pulau Salissingan (Salissingan Island)	2	91512
76.02.03	Kalukku (f)	460.65	49,250	59,108	60,155	Kalukku	14 (g)	91561
76.02.07	Papalang	200.69	21,395	23,942	24,768	Topore	9	91565
76.02.08	Sampaga	110.96	13,986	15,925	15,809	Bunde	7	91563
76.02.11	Tommo	987.90	19,407	23,381	24,633	Campaloga	14	91564
76.02.04	Kalumpang	1,580.07	10,800	11,763	12,020	Kalumpang	13	91560
76.02.15	Bonehau	830.47	8,622	9,492	8,342	Bonehau	9	91562
	Totals	4,936.02	(h) 231,324	278,764	288,382	Karema	102

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Dayanginna, Galung and Kasambang. (b) including offshore island of Pulau Karampuang to the north of the town.
(c) including 5 kelurahan - Binanga, Kasiwa, Karema, Mamunyu and Rimuku. (d) including 2 kelurahan - Rangas and Simboro.
(e) the Balabalakang Islands are a small group lying between West Sulawesi and East Kalimantan, and closer to the latter.
(f) including 4 offshore islands. (g) including 4 kelurahan - Bebanga, Kalukku, Sinyonyoi and Sinyonyoi Selatan.
(h) excluding the 2010 population of those regencies split off in 2012 to form the new Central Mamuju Regency.