Tojo Una-Una Regency

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. The total area covers 5,721.51 km² and the population was 134,945 at the 2010 Census and 147,536 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 155,885.[2]

Tojo Una-Una Regency Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Sivia Patuju (One Purpose)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Tojo Una-Una Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Tojo Una-Una Regency Tojo Una-Una Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°52′32″S 121°37′47″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Ampana
Government
• Regent	Muhammad Lahay
• Vice Regent	Admin A.S Lasimpala
Area
• Total	5,721.51 km^2 (2,209.09 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	155,885
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 464
Website	tojounaunakab.go.id

History

In 1999, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of the eastern portion of Poso Regency.[3]

Administration

A the time of the 2010 Census, the Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequent to 2010, three additional districts have been created - Batudaka, Ratolindo and Talatako. These are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations.[4]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Census 2015[5]
Tojo Barat (West Tojo)	1,092.27	11,358	12,196
Tojo	1,065.48	12,488	13,278
Ulubongka	1,767.11	14,669	16,656
Ampana Tete	796.02	21,610	23,919
Ampana Kota (Ampana Town)	175.42	39,289	18,384
Ratolindo	61.88	^(a)	25,151
Total Sulawesi mainland	4,958.18	99.414	109,583
Una-Una	146.16	12,455	7,791
Batudaka	151.91	^(b)	5,436
Togean	229.51	9,160	9,702
Walea Kepulauan (Walea Islands)	67.60	10,065	5,085
Talatako	83.64	^(c)	5,770
Walea Besar (Great Walea)	84.51	3,851	4,168
Total Togean Islands	763.33	35,531	37,952

Notes:
^(a) The 2010 Census population of Ratolindo district is included in the figure for Ampana Kota district, from which it was cut out.
^(b) The 2010 Census population of Batudaka district is included in the figure for Una-Una district, from which it was cut out.
^(c) The 2010 Census population of Talatako district is included in the figure for Walea Kepulauan district, from which it was cut out.

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 biodiversity in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and Raja Ampat Islands.[6]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
3. Sangadji, Ruslan (21 February 2007). "Residents say a divided Poso could be a more peaceful place". The Jakarta Post.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
6. "Surga Dasar Laut yang Memukau Perairan Togean". May 13, 2012.

External links

• Official website of Tojo Una-Una Regency