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East Luwu Regency

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East Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Timur
Regency
Mata Buntu Waterfall, East Luwu
Mata Buntu Waterfall, East Luwu
Coat of arms of East Luwu Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMalili
Government
 • RegentIrwan Bachri Syam [id]
 • Vice RegentPuspawati Husler [id]
Area
 • Total
6,747.93 km2 (2,605.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
326,591
 • Density48.3987/km2 (125.352/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 474 & 475

East Luwu Regency is the most easterly of the twenty-one regencies in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 by separation of the eastern districts from North Luwu Regency (itself only split off from Luwu Regency on 20 April 1999). It covers a land area of 6,747.93 km2. The administrative capital of the regency is the coastal town of Malili on the Bay of Usu, itself an inlet in the northeast corner of the Gulf of Bone; the town, with its port of Balantang, is the shipping port for one of the world's major nickel-producing plants. The population of the Regency was 243,069 at the 2010 Census[2] and 296,741 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 326,591 (comprising 168,685 males and 157,906 females).[1]

Malili Lakes

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The eastern part of the regency contains the large natural fresh-water lakes of Lake Towuti (Danau Towuti) covering an area of 561 km2 in the south-east and Lake Matana (Danau Matana) covering 164 km2 further north, as well as the smaller Lake Mahalona (Danau Mahalona) between them. These (with the even smaller Danau Masapi and Danau Lontoa) form the Malili Lake system. Danau Towuti, which is 48 km wide, is the largest lake in Sulawesi, and contains the island of Pulau Luha within it. Danau Matana is the deepest lake in Indonesia (and the deepest lake on an island in the world), reaching a depth of 590 metres.

On the south shore of Lake Matana is the town of Soroako, the centre for the nickel processing plant, and its massive mine complex. Soroako, with its satellite villages of Wasuponda and Wawandula, are connected by a modern highway to the sea at Malili.

Administration

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East Luwu Regency is divided into eleven administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 125 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its post 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
code
73.24.07Burau275.4030,87534,21436,885Burau1892975
73.24.06Wotu147.6428,10033,34535,976Bawalipu1792971
73.24.08Tomoni274.6922,33326,40628,830Mandiri13 (a)92972
73.24.09Tomoni Timur
(East Tomoni)		44.8611,73813,74114,266Kertoraharjo892970
73.24.05Angkona294.9321,68125,07526,578Solo1092985
73.24.04Malili883.6232,69942,82648,681Puncak Indah14 (b)92981
73.24.03Towuti1,926.1327,20042,08751,609Langkea Raya1992982
73.24.02Nuha859.7120,08723,39925,263Sorowako5 (c)92983
73.24.11Wasuponda834.8517,96921,61022,946Ledu-Ledu692984
73.24.01Mangkutana1,147.0219,83922,23223,139Wonorejo1192974
73.24.10Kalaena59.0810,54812,03212,418Kalaena Kiri792973
Totals6,747.93243,069296,741326,591Malili128

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Tomoni (with 3,662 inhabitants in 2024).[4] (b) including the kelurahan of Malili (with 3,971 inhabitants in 2024).[5]
(c) including the kelurahan of Magani (with 6,270 inhabitants in 2024).[6].

Climate

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Kanowit has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Malili
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.2
(86.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.4
(77.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.1
(70.0)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 230
(9.1)		 226
(8.9)		 288
(11.3)		 319
(12.6)		 279
(11.0)		 220
(8.7)		 176
(6.9)		 141
(5.6)		 126
(5.0)		 109
(4.3)		 171
(6.7)		 208
(8.2)		 2,493
(98.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Luwu Timur Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7325)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tomoni Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7325030)
  5. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Malili Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7325050)
  6. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Nuha Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7325070)
  7. ↑ "Climate: Malili". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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2°36′S 121°08′E / 2.600°S 121.133°E / -2.600; 121.133

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