Tana Toraja Regency

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Tana Toraja Regency
Kabupaten Tana Toraja
Regency
Official seal of Tana Toraja Regency
Seal
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
Anniversary1 September 1247; 774 years ago (1247-09-01)
CapitalMakale
Area
 • Total2,054.30 km2 (793.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total280,794
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Tana Toraja Regency (Indonesian for Torajaland or Land of the Toraja, abbreviated Tator; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈtana toˈrad͡ʒa]) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of 2,054.30 km2 and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 Census and 280,794 at the 2020 Census.[2] The local government seat is in Makale, while the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. Formerly, the Tana Toraja area covered a larger area, but in 2008 this was divided into two regencies, consisting of Tana Toraja with its capital at Makale and Toraja Utara (North Toraja) with its capital at Rantepao.

The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, numerous Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indigenous culture and people of Toraja.

Christian mission in Tana Toraja Regency, Netherlands colonial period.
picture credits : Tropenmuseum.

Geography[]

Tana Toraja is centrally placed in the island of Sulawesi, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. It lies between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center:

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3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120Coordinates: 3°S 120°E / 3°S 120°E / -3; 120). The total area (since the separation of the new regency of North Toraja) is 2,054.30 km², about 4.4% of the total area of South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountainous; its minimum elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level.[3]

Administrative Districts[]

Tana Toraja Regency in 2020 comprised nineteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the administrative centre of the district, the numbers of administrative villages (kelurahan and desa) within that district, and its post code.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Administrative
centre		 Number
of
villages		 Post
code
Bonggakaradeng 206.76 6,668 8,023 Ratte Buttu 6 91872
Simbuang 194.82 6,166 7,959 Simbuang 6 91874
Rano 89.43 6,042 7,649 Rumandan 5 91875
Mappak 166.02 5,509 7,018 Kondo Dewata 6 91873
Mengkendek 196.74 27,342 36,390 Rante Kalua 17 91870
Gandang Batu Silanan 108.63 19,238 23,049 Benteng Ambeso 12 91871
Sangalla 36.24 6,606 7,958 Bulian Massabu 5 91881
Sangalla Selatan
(South Sangalla)		 47.80 7,361 9,557 Rante Alang 5 91882
Sangalla Utara
(North Sangalla)		 27.96 7,327 9,041 Tombang 6 91883
Makale 39.75 33,631 38,814 Bombangan 15 91811
-91817
Makale Selatan
(South Makale)		 61.70 12,415 16,609 Tiromanda 8 91815
Makale Utara
(North Makale)		 26.08 11,799 14,602 Lion Tondokiring 5 91812
-91817
Saluputti 87.54 7,424 9,741 Pattan Ulusalu 9 91864
Bittuang 163.27 14,247 18,692 Bittuang 15 91896
Rembon 134.47 18,219 24,662 Talion 13 91860
Masanda 134.77 6,278 8,495 Pondingao 8 91894
Malimbong Balepe 211.47 8,923 10,517 Malimbong 6 91861
Rantetayo 60.35 10,737 14,614 Padang Iring 6 91863
Kurra 60.50 5,149 7,404 Ratte Kurra 6 91862
Totals 2,054.30 221,081 280,794 Makale 159

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Tana Toraja website" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2005-11-10.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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