Luwuk is the capital of Banggai Regency,

Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The provin ...

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. Its area is 72.82 km² following boundary changes in 2012 and 2015. There used to be an

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industry in the region. At the 2020 census the town had a population of 34,849.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The

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in Luwuk are UNTIKA and UNISMUH. Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport serves the area. Luwuk has 3 indigenous ethnic groups - , Balantak, and Banggai.

Climate

Luwuk has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

(Aw) with little to moderate rainfall year-round. It is one of the driest places in Indonesia.

References

Banggai Regency Districts of Central Sulawesi Regency seats of Central Sulawesi {{CSulawesi-geo-stub