Mamuju Regency

Mamuju Regency
Regency
A mandar traditional house in Mamuju
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Manakarra
(A Sacred Land of Inheritance)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
RegencyMamuju
Government
 • RegentSiti Sutina Suhardi
 • Vice RegentYuki Permana
Area
 • Total
4,936.02 km2 (1,905.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
292,298
 • Density59.2173/km2 (153.372/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code+62 426
Websitemamujukab.go.id

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 2025 was 292,298 (comprising 149,651 males and 142,647 females).[1]

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 2025.[1] The totals for the area and the 2010 population exclude those districts split off in 2012 to form the separate Central Mamuju Regency. 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 2025		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
76.02.02 Tapalang 284.42 18,083 20,820 21,551 Galung 10 (a) 91551
76.02.13 Tapalang Barat
(West Tapalang)		 110.84 9,129 11,373 12,249 Dungkait 7 91552
76.02.01 Mamuju (b) 224.90 55,105 64,696 67,005 Binanga 9 (c) 91511 - 91515
76.02.12 Simboro 140.11 23,200 36,063 40,308 Rangas 8 (d) 91512 - 91513
76.02.16 Kepulauan Balabalakang (e)
(Balabalakang Islands)		 5.31 2,347 2,201 2,237 Pulau Salissingan
(Salissingan Island)		 2 91512
76.02.03 Kalukku (f) 460.65 49,250 59,108 61,006 Kalukku 14 (g) 91561
76.02.07 Papalang 200.69 21,395 23,942 25,056 Topore 9 91565
76.02.08 Sampaga 110.96 13,986 15,925 16,060 Bunde 7 91563
76.02.11 Tommo 987.90 19,407 23,381 25,041 Campaloga 14 91564
76.02.04 Kalumpang 1,580.07 10,800 11,763 12,303 Kalumpang 13 91560
76.02.15 Bonehau 830.47 8,622 9,492 9,482 Bonehau 9 91562
Totals 4,936.02 231,324 278,764 292,298 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Mamuju Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7604)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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