Kolaka Regency (''Kabupaten Kolaka'') is a
regency
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of
Southeast Sulawesi
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Province,
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of and had a population of 208,817 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] rising to 237,587 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 247,680.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kolaka Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7401)] The principal town lies at
Kolaka.
Administrative districts
Following the separation (on 18 December 2003) of this regency's then northern districts to create a separate
North Kolaka Regency (''Kabupaten Kolaka Utara''), the Kolaka Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty
districts
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(''kecamatan''). On 14 December 2012, the Indonesian Parliament approved the establishment of a new
East Kolaka Regency (''Kabupaten Kolaka Timur''), and on 11 January 2013, under Law No. 8 of 2013, the nine eastern ''kecamatan'' were removed to form the new East Kolaka Regency, leaving the eleven western ''kecamatan'' in Kolaka Regency. A twelfth district (Iwoimendaa) has subsequently been added by splitting off the western villages of Wolo District.
The twelve districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.<
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kolaka Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7401)] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of
administrative villages or subdisctricts in each district (totaling 100 rural ''desa'' and 35 urban ''kelurahan''), and their post codes.
Notes: (a) including a group of 10 islands off the west coast of Kolaka, of which the largest are ''Pulau Padamarang'', ''Pulau Maniama'' and ''Pulau Buaya''.
(b) including the 2 offshore islands of ''Pulau Laburoko'' and ''Pulau Pisang''.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Iwoimendaa District is included in the 2010 figure for Wolo District, from which it was subsequently cut out.
Climate
Kolaka Regency has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with moderate rainfall from August to October and heavy rainfall from November to July. The following climate data is for the town of Kolaka, the seat of the regency.
Notes
References
Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi
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