Luwu Regency

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Kabupaten Luwu
Bumi Sawerigading
Coat of arms of Kabupaten Luwu
Motto(s): 
Luwu wanua mappatuoe naewai alena, toddo puli temmalara
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
Coordinates: 3°22′57″S 120°22′08″E / 3.382509°S 120.368958°E / -3.382509; 120.368958
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
Anniversary23 January 1268; 754 years ago (1268-01-23)
Capital
Government
 • RegentIr. H. Andi Mudzakkar
Area
 • Total2,909.08 km2 (1,123.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total365,608
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitehttp://luwukab.go.id
A heroic symbol against colonialism in Downtown Palopo.

Luwu Regency (Kabupaten Luwu in Indonesian) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The administrative capital now lies at , since the former capital (Palopo) became an independent municipality (city) in 2006, at which date the then existing Luwu Regency was split into four entities - Palopo city, North Luwu Regency, East Luwu Regency, and the residual Luwu Regency. The regency now covers 2,909.08 km2 and had a population of 287,472 at the 2010 Census[2] and 365,608 at the 2020 Census.[3]

The first Regent of the reduced Luwu Regency was H. M. Basmin Mattayang from 2004-2009, then Ir. H. Andi Mudzakkar replaced him as Regent from 2009-2014 following the first direct election in Luwu. Luwu is well known for its natural resources, such as rice, cocoa, coconut, banana, sagu (sago), rambutan, langsat, and others.

History[]

Luwu is named after the Luwu Kingdom, one of the three biggest kingdoms (and the oldest one) in South Sulawesi; the two kingdoms were Gowa-Tallo (which became Gowa Regency and Makassar) and Bone (which became Bone Regency). The name "Luwu" had been known from the 13th century when the first king of the Lontara period of Luwu was throned. In Luwu history, there are two periods; the Galigo period and the Lontara period.

The Galigo period is matched from La Galigo or I La Galigo (an ancient literature, the longest epic in the world) which founded by B.F. Matthes in 1888. By R.A. Kern, a Dutch historian, the Galigo period is described as pre-historic time. The other historians said Galigo as pseudo-history. In I La Galigo, there are three places that said; Wara, Luwu, and Wewangriu that always said as Tompotikka.

, author of , said that Luwu word is taken from riulo which means divine extended from above. This name is related to oral tradition that sacred in Luwu. In that oral tradition said that this world is divinely extended from sky, paved, then blessed by abundant natural resources.

The origin of Luwu name is taken from other words too; malucca (Bugis Ware' Language) and malutu (Palili' Language) which both mean turbid or dark. Turbid means always full with contents like river color when flooded. Dark interpreted as forest and sago near to the beach. Then malucca and malutu become malu and then becomes luwu.

in his book said that word 'Lu' in Luwu is taken from 'lau' word means sea or East. Salombe said Toraja is the way of Luwu people call the people who live in mountain or West. To Raja or To Riaja means people on the highland or people in the West. Luwu or Lu is the way of Toraja people call the people who live in beach or East or lowland.

Geographic Condition[]

Geographically, Luwu is located on 2°3’45” to 3°37’30” South Latitude and 119°15” to 121°43’11” West Longitude. Administrative borders are:

North North Luwu Regency and Tana Toraja Regency
South Sidenreng Rappang Regency and Wajo Regency
West Tana Toraja Regency and Enrekang Regency
East Southeast Sulawesi Province, across the Bone Gulf

Luwu is split into two separate areas by the city of Palopo in the middle. The northern area comprises the six districts of Walenrang, Walenrang Timur (East Walenrang), Lamasi, Walenrang Utara (North Walenrang), Walenrang Barat (West Walenrang) and Lamasi Timur (East Lamasi) districts - or Walenrang and Lamasi (abbreviated as "Walmas"). The southern area comprises the remaining sixteen districts tabulated below.

Climate[]

Luwu regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Belopa, the seat of the regency.

Climate data for Belopa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.5
(88.7)
32.3
(90.1)
31.7
(89.1)
30.8
(87.4)
31.0
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.0
(78.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
22.8
(73.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 157
(6.2)
160
(6.3)
171
(6.7)
231
(9.1)
361
(14.2)
294
(11.6)
227
(8.9)
210
(8.3)
207
(8.1)
134
(5.3)
122
(4.8)
153
(6.0)
2,427
(95.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Administration[]

Luwu Regency in 2010 comprised 21 administrative Districts (Kecamatan), but an additional district (Bassesangtempe Utara) was subsequently created from part of Bassesangtempe District. The 22 districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census [5] and the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the number of villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name Area
in km2
Population
Census
2010
Population
Census
2020
Number
of
villages
Post
code
Larompong 245.04 18,834 22,348 13 91997
Larompong Selatan
(South Larompong)
95.97 15,800 17,777 10 91998
Suli 79.75 18,479 21,272 13 91985
Suli Barat
(West Suli)
190.33 8,491 10,016 8 91986
Belopa 32.08 14,812 19,277 9 91983
Kamanre 51.92 11,238 11,967 8 91994
Belopa Utara
(North Belopa)
30.63 14,545 18,435 8 91984
Bajo 58.98 14,238 16,329 12 91995
Bajo Barat
(West Bajo)
106.49 9,324 10,136 9 91996
Bassesangtempe
("Bastem")
275.77 14,115 5,778 12 91990
Latimojong 338.71 5,457 5,924 12 91921
Bassesangtempe
Utara (North
Bassesangtempe)
146.56 (a) 7,523 12 91992
Bua Ponrang
("Bupon")
157.97 14,451 15,456 10 91993
Ponrang 110.11 26,114 27,605 10 91999
Ponrang Selatan
(South Ponrang)
97.09 23,744 25,467 13 91989
Bua 177.39 30,955 32,810 15 91991
Walenrang 43.12 17,433 18,324 9 91950
Walenrang Timur
(East Walenrang)
66.89 15,281 15,762 8 91951
Lamasi 42.47 20,364 22,765 10 91952
Walenrang Utara
(North Walenrang)
243.58 17,744 18,726 11 91953
Walenrang Barat
(West Walenrang)
253.04 8,897 8,356 6 91951
-91952
Lamasi Timur
(East Lamasi)
65.19 12,166 13,555 9 91951
-91952

Note: (a) the 2010 population of the new Bassesangtempe Utara District was included in the 2010 total of Bassesangtempe District.

Some 1,000 protesters recently expressed their anger that the House of Representatives did not include the requested Central Luwu Regency, which they wanted to be separated from Luwu Regency, in the planned creation of 65 new autonomous regions, on 24 October 2014. These local residents believed Central Luwu was ready to become a separate regency. There are six districts in the planned regency: Walenrang, East Walenrang, West Walenrang, North Walenrang, Lamasi and East Lamasi with a combined area of 714.29 km2 and a total population of 91,885 in 2010 and 97,488 in 2020.

Natural Resources and Culinary[]

The most known culinary in Luwu is kepurung (kapurung, pugalu, bugalu, kapeda) which is made from sago plant (Metroxylon sagu). There is dange which is made from sago too. The other culinary is pacco and bagea. Luwu is known as a fruit producer, such as durian, langsat (Lansium parasiticum), rambutan, and many others.

Culture[]

Luwu is the origin of the longest epic in the world, La Galigo that created before Mahabharata. Some manuscript of I La Galigo is saved in European Museums, like in Leiden University Library. I La Galigo manuscript is the story about and known well in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and through Malaysia. On May 25, 2011, La Galigo manuscript in Leiden University Library was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register affirming its world significance and outstanding universal value.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Belopa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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