Tolitoli Regency is a
regency
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of
Central Sulawesi
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Province of
Indonesia
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. It was previously part of a larger Buol Tolitoli Regency (including the current
Buol Regency
Buol Regency () is a regency (second-level administrative division) of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999, having previously been the eastern half of a larger Buol Tolitoli Regency. It covers an area of 4,043. ...
), but this was split into two on 4 October 1999 after rapid decentralization of the Indonesian government. The present Tolitoli Regency covers an area of 3,701.54 km
2 and had a population of 211,296 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 225,154 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 231,711, comprising 118,180 male and 113,530 female inhabitants.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Tolitoli Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7204)] Its regency seat is located at the town of Tolitoli (in Baolan District), which is a port town and where the regency's population is concentrated.
Administrative districts
The Tolitoli Regency was divided in 2020 into ten
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 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 Tolitoli Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7204)] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totalling 103 rural ''desa'' and 6 urban ''kelurahan'' in total), and its post code.
Notes: (a) according to Badan Pusat Statistik, the area of Tolitoli Regency has been revised to 3,701.54 km
2, but figures for the districts are not yet (2023) available. (b) including 7 offshore islands, the largest being ''Pulau Simatang'' off the north coast of the district.
(c) including 29 offshore islands, the largest being ''Pulau Kabetan'' off the northwest coast of the district.
(d) including all six ''kelurahan'' (urban villages) in the regency, namely Baru, Nalu, Panasakan, Sidoarjo, Tambun and Tuweley.
Climate
Tolitoli has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with moderate rainfall in March and April and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
References
External links
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Local Government of Tolitoli Regency
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Regencies of Central Sulawesi