Tojo Una-Una Regency is a

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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 ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the

Togian Islands The Togian (or Togean) Islands are an archipelago of 56 islands and many offshore islets, situated in the Gulf of Tomini, off the coast of Central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. The largest islands are Batudaka Island, Batudaka, Togean Island, Togea ...

in the

Gulf of Tomini The Gulf of Tomini (), also known as the Bay of Tomini, is the equatorial gulf which separates the Minahassa (Northern) and East Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. The Togian Islands lie near its center. To the east ...

. The total area covers 5,721.51 km² and the population was 137,810 at the 2010 Census and 163,829 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 169,002 (comprising 86,970 males and 82,040 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7209)

History

On 18 December 2003, Tojo Una-Una Regency was created out of the former north-eastern districts of

Poso Regency Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 7,438.55 km2, and had a population of 209,228 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 244,875 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statist ...

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Tojo Una-Una Regency was divided into nine

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''). Subsequent to 2010, three additional districts have been created - Batudaka, Ratolindo and Talatako. These 12 districts (6 on the 'mainland' of Sulawesi and 6 forming the archipelago of the Togian Islands) are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una Dalam Angka 2011, pages 99 to 103
/ref> and 2020Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7209) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

in each district (totaling 134 rural ''desa'' and 12 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) Ampana Town and Ratolindo Districts each comprises 6 ''kelurahan'' and 4 ''desa''.
(b) The 2010 Census population of Ratolindo district is included in the figure for Ampana Kota district, from which it was cut out.
(c)The 2010 Census population of Batudaka district is included in the figure for Una-Una district, from which it was cut out.
(d) The 2010 Census population of Talatako district is included in the figure for Walea Kepulauan district, from which it was cut out.

Dive sites

The best place to do diving is Una Una volcano island. Based on Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (Bakosurtanal) or Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping, there are 33 dive sites disperses from north to south beaches of the

with fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls. The area has the third most

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in the world and is a series of Bunaken National Marine Park and

Raja Ampat Islands Raja Ampat (), or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off of the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula (on the island of New Guinea), Southwest Papua , Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and sh ...

References

External links

Official website of Tojo Una-Una Regency
{{Coord, 0, 52, 32, S, 121, 37, 47, E, region:ID-ST_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Regencies of Central Sulawesi States and territories established in 2003