Donggala Regency
Donggala Regency
Kabupaten Donggala | |
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Beach in Donggala, a week before the area was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Roso Risi Rasa (Kaili) (Strong Tough Prosperous) | |
Location within Central Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 0°41′40″S 119°43′50″E / 0.69444°S 119.73056°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Capital | Banawa |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Vera Elena Laruni |
| • Vice Regent | Taufik Muhammad Burhan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,126.59 km2 (1,979.39 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 321,013 |
| • Density | 62.6173/km2 (162.178/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 451/457 |
| Website | donggala |
Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude,[1] and covers a land area of 5,126.59 km2. It had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census[3] and 300,436 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 321,011 (comprising 164,954 males and 156,057 females).[2] The administrative capital of Donggala Regency is the town of Banawa, located a 30-minute drive (34 km) northwest from the city of Palu, the capital of the province.
History
Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the Central Sulawesi area was the home of eight small kingdoms (kerajaan): Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.[5][6]
Since the Donggala Regency was established on 4 July 1959, then comprising almost the entire western portion of Central Sulawesi Province (Buol Toti-Toli Regency, previously part of the regency, was split off from it at that date), it has been significantly reduced in area and population. The city of Palu was split off as a separate municipality on 22 July 1994, the Parigi Moutong Regency was split off on 10 April 2002, and the Sigi Regency was split off on 21 July 2008.
In September 2018, Donggala and Palu City suffered heavy casualties due to the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.[7]
Administrative districts
The Dongala Regency is divided into sixteen districts (kecamatan). These are physically divided into two non-contiguous sections, lying to the west and to the east of the Palu River Valley respectively, and separated from each other by Palu city and the Sigi Regency. The first (southern) section comprises five districts, of which the northern Banawa and Banawa Tengah (together known as Donggala town) were the areas most grievously inundated by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami. The second (northern) section comprises eleven districts, stretching south to north along the west coast of Sulawesi's northern peninsula.
These districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates of population as of mid-2025.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 158 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Banawa District), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2025 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.03.04 | Rio Pakava | 872.16 | 21,820 | 21,331 | 23,693 | Lalundu | 14 | 94346 |
| 72.03.21 | Pinembani | 402.61 | 5,936 | 6,313 | 6,023 | Gimpubia | 9 | 94345 |
| 72.03.18 | Banawa Selatan (South Banawa) |
430.67 | 23,677 | 25,426 | 27,684 | Watatu | 19 | 94350 |
| 72.03.27 | Banawa Tengah (a) (Central Banawa) |
74.64 | 10,072 | 11,327 | 12,714 | Limboro | 8 | 94341 |
| 72.03.08 | Banawa (b) | 99.04 | 32,018 | 36,076 | 38,464 | Gunung Bale | 14 | 94351 |
| Southern section | 1,879.12 | 93,523 | 100,473 | 108,578 | 64 | |||
| 72.03.19 | Tanantovea | 302.64 | 15,182 | 15,860 | 17,372 | Wani I | 10 | 94342 |
| 72.03.09 | Labuan | 126.01 | 13,319 | 14,861 | 16,246 | Labuan | 7 | 94352 |
| 72.03.10 | Sindue | 177.19 | 18,436 | 21,024 | 23,355 | Toaya | 13 | 94353 |
| 72.03.24 | Sindue Tombusabora | 211.55 | 11,320 | 12,281 | 13,728 | Tibo | 6 | 94344 |
| 72.03.25 | Sindue Tobata | 211.92 | 8,775 | 9,920 | 10,784 | Alindau | 6 | 94343 |
| 72.03.11 | Sirenja | 286.94 | 20,206 | 21,812 | 23,400 | Tompe | 13 | 94354 |
| 72.03.12 | Balaesang (d) | 314.23 | 22,796 | 25,058 | 26,228 | Tambu | 13 | 94355 |
| 72.03.31 | Balaesang Tanjung (Balaesang Peninsula) |
188.85 | 10,350 | 12,540 | 12,456 | Malei | 8 | 94359 |
| 72.03.06 | Dampelas (formerly Damsol) |
732.76 | 28,938 | 32,032 | 32,471 | Sabang | 13 | 94356 |
| 72.03.14 | Sojol (e) | 705.41 | 25,419 | 25,340 | 26,777 | Balukang | 9 | 94357 |
| 72.03.30 | Sojol Utara (f) (North Sojol) |
139.07 | 9,356 | 9,235 | 9,616 | Ogoamas II | 5 | 94358 |
| Northern section | 3,396.57 | 183,713 | 199,963 | 212,433 | 103 | |||
| Totals | 5,126.59 | 277,620 | 300,436 | 321,011 | Banawa | 167 |
Notes: (a) including 2 offshore islands. (b) including 2 offshore islands.
(c) comprising 9 kelurahan (Boneoge, Boya, Ganti, Gunung Bale, Kabonga Besar, Kabonga Kecil, Labuan Bajo, Maleni and Lalombi) and 5 desa.
(d) including 17 offshore islands. (e) including 3 offshore islands. (f) including 6 offshore islands.
2013
Many of the districts of Donggala Regency, together with Palu City and some of the districts of Sigi Regency, were covered in the Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (Long-Term Development Plan) as of 2013. In all, the area of the Plan covered twenty-one districts.[1]
- Balaesang
- Balaesang Tanjung (Balaesang Peninsula)
- Banawa, Central Sulawesi
- Banawa Selatan (South Banawa)
- Central Banawa
- Damsol (now Dampelas)
- Dolo
- Dolo Selatan (South Dolo)
- Gumbasa
- Kulawi
- Kulawi Selatan (South Kulawi)
- Labuan
- Marawola
- Pipikoro
- Palolo
- Rio Pakava
- Sigi-Biromaru
- Sirenja
- Sojol
- Tanambulava
- Tanantovea
- Tawaeli
Tourist attractions
- Tanjung Karang Beach, Donggala, Labuan Bajo, Banawa
- Pusentasi (pusat Laut), Towale
- Boneoge Beach, Banawa
- Anjungan Gonenggati, Banawa
- Kabonga Beach, Banawa
- Art & Culture, Home Industry, Sarong Donggala, Salubomba village, Limboro,Watusampu, Kola-Kola, Ganti, Kabonga, Loli, Wani[8]
- Gonenggati Mangrove Forest, Kabonga Besar, Banawa
- Enu Beach, Enu
- Bambarano Beach
- Kalukku Beach, Limboro
- Hayalan Beach, Salubomba
- Lembasada Beach, Lembasada
- Surumana Beach, Surumana
- Tosale Beach, Tosale
- Batusuya Beach, Batusuya
- Salur Beach, Sioyong, Sabang
- Taipa Beach, Taipa
- Parimpi Indah Beach, Lende, Sirenja
- Saget Beach and LendeNtovea, Sojol Utara
- Majang Beach, Long Village, Damsol
- Sivalenta Beach Sirenja
- Salumbone Beach, Salumbone
- Labuana Beach, Lende Ntovea, Sirenja
- Lake Talaga
- Lake Dampelas
- Rano Lake
- Lino Lake, Lino
- Talaga Lake, Dampelas
- Kaledo (soup)
- Bambahano, Sabang
- Pasoso Island, Balaesang
- Maputi Island, Pangalaseang
- Taring Island, Lenju, Sojol Utara
- Loli Tasiburi Waterfall
- Powelua Waterfall, Banawa Tengah
- Walandanu Waterfall, Balaesang
- Bou Waterfall, Bou, Damsol
- Nupabomba Waterfall, Nupabomba
- Bale Waterfall, Bale, Tanantovea
- Ogoamas Waterfall, Sojol Utara
- Hotspring, Tambu Village
- Camping Ground Nupabomba, Nupabomba
- Pemandian Loli Indah, Loli Oge, Banawa
- Nature Reserve Sojol Mountain, Sojol
References
- ^ a b c "Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (Long-Term Development Plan)" (in Indonesian). Bagian Humas Pemkab Donggala (Public Relations Department, Donggala Regency). Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Donggala Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7205)
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Sejarah Kabupaten Donggala (History of Donggala Regency)" (in Indonesian). Bagian Humas Pemkab Donggala (Public Relations Department, Donggala Regency). Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Vickers, Adrian (2013). A History of Modern Indonesia (second ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-107-01947-8.
- ^ "Large numbers of casualties in Indonesian city due to tsunami". MSN. Reuters. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Pidii.co.id