North Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a
regency
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of
North Sulawesi
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Province of
Indonesia
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. It was created on 2 January 2007 by splitting off districts which had previously been the western part of
Bolaang Mongondow Regency. The regency covers an area of 1,672.61 km
2 and had a population of 70,693 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 83,112 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 86,111 (comprising 44,209 males and 41,902 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7108)] Bitauna is the only official town (''kelurahan'') in the regency, but the administrative centre is at
Boroko
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History
The town ...
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Administration
The Regency is divided into six
districts
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(''kecamatan''), which are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023 (rounded to the nearest 100 persons).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7108)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (a total of 106 rural ''desa'' and a single urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes.
Notes: (a) the town of Bitauna is the sole ''kelurahan'' in the regency. (b) Bolang Itang Timur District includes the offshore island of ''Pulau Nunuka''.
(c) Kaidipang District includes two offshore islands - ''Pulau Damar'' and ''Pulau Tikus''. (d) Pinogaluman District includes three offshore islands - ''Pulau Anuling'', ''Pulau Bongkil'' and ''Pulau Keramat''.
References
Regencies of North Sulawesi
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