Mamasa Regency

Mamasa Regency
Kabupaten Mamasa
Traditional house of Mamasa people
Traditional house of Mamasa people
Coat of arms of Mamasa Regency
Motto(s): 
Mesa Kada Dipotuo Pantan Kada Dipomate
(United We Stand, Divided We Fall)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
CapitalMamasa
Government
 • Drs.Ramlan Badawi
Area
 • Total1,160.58 sq mi (3,005.88 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total170,354
 • Density150/sq mi (57/km2)
Websitemamasakab.go.id

Mamasa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Mamasa) is one of the six regencies that make up the West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. It covers a land area of 3,005.88 km2. The population was 140,082 at the 2010 Census[2] and 163,383 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 170,354 (comprising 87,722 males and 83,632 females).[1] Its capital is the town of Mamasa. The Mamasa people - which is a sub-group of the Toraja people - form the most common ethnic group.

Mamasa Regency is located at an altitude of 600-2,000 metres above sea level.

History

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Mamasa Regency used to be part of Polewali Mamasa Regency, a former Indonesian Regency that used to be part of South Sulawesi but later became part of West Sulawesi province. In 2002, the regency was split into two smaller regencies:[4] Polewali Mandar Regency which is located on the sea-side region, and Mamasa Regency on the mountain area. Polewali Mandar is mainly inhabited by the Mandar ethnic group, while Mamasa is home to the Mamasa people, who are related to the ethnic group Mamasa.

Sumarorong Airport

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The airport developed from an airstrip to a 700-meter runway in 2012 and a predicted finish in 2013 with a 1,500-meter runway to facilitate wide-body aircraft. The airport ceased operations in 2016 due to a lack of passengers,[5] but in November 2020 the airport was re-opened again for flights.[6]

Demographics

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Population

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Mangngaro tradition of Mamasa people

The total population of this regency in 2020 was 163,383 people, of which men were 83,928 and women were 79,455;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 170,354.[1] The district is divided into 17 districts, and sub-divided into 13 urban villages (kelurahan) and 181 rural villages (desa). The original inhabitants of Mamasa Regency are the Mamasa people, which is a sub-group of the Toraja people. Because the province of West Sulawesi was a division of the province of South Sulawesi, some of the indigenous people of South Sulawesi also live in West Sulawesi, and their largest ethnic groups are the Bugis and Makassar.[7] There are also other immigrant ethnic groups such as the Javanese and Balinese.

Religion

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Mamasa Regency has a diversity of ethnicities, religions, races and customs (SARA). Based on data from Statistics Indonesia, Mamasa Regency records data on religious diversity. The percentage of religions in the regency is based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs 2020, namely 77.83% of the adherents of the Christian religion, where Protestant comprise 74.78% and Catholic 3.05%. Then comes the adherents of the Islamic religion who form as much as 17.30%, then Hindu as much as 1.53%, while about 3.34% of the population of Mamasa still adhere to the belief of Ada' Mappurondo. For houses of worship, there are 646 Protestant churches, 49 Catholic churches, 129 mosques, 19 prayer rooms, and 26 Pura buildings.

Administration

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A European stands on a rattan bridge in Mamasa, Toradja Land, Celebes

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of villages in each district (totalling 168 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa
No.
of
kelurahan
76.03.06 Sumarorong 254.00 9,580 11,926 12,676 Sumarorong 8 2
76.03.07 Messawa 150.88 7,090 7,595 7,816 Messawa 8 1
76.03.04 Pana 181.27 8,552 9,797 10,164 Pana 12 1
76.03.13 Nosu 113.33 4,276 5,092 5,343 Nosu 6 1
76.03.10 Tabang 304.51 5,890 6,941 7,261 Tabang 6 1
76.03.03 Mamasa 250.07 22,541 26,053 27,099 Mamasa 11 1
76.03.09 Tanduk Kalua 120.85 9,984 11,514 11,969 Minake 11 1
76.03.12 Balla 59.53 6,017 7,260 7,647 Balla Satanetean 8 -
76.03.08 Sesena Padang 152.70 7,709 9,191 9,647 Orobua 10 -
76.03.14 Tawalian 45.99 6,210 8,832 9,431 Tawalian 3 1
76.03.01 Mambi 142.66 9,295 10,305 10,652 Mambi 11 2
76.03.11 Bambang 136.17 10,312 11,720 12,132 Galung 20 -
76.03.15 Rantebulahan Timur 31.87 5,682 6,093 6,201 Salumpkanan 8 -
76.03.17 Mehalaan 162.43 3,857 4,254 4,365 Mehalaan 11 -
76.03.02 Aralle 173.96 6,584 8,359 8,935 Aralle 11 1
76.03.16 Buntu Malangka 211.71 6,691 7,062 7,155 Sodangan 11 -
76.03.05 Tabulahan 513.95 9,812 11,389 11,861 Lakahang 13 1
Totals 3,005.88 140,082 163,383 170,354 Mamasa 168 13

Climate

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Mamasa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) that closely borders a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Mamasa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.1
(71.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.8
(74.8)
24.8
(76.6)
24.0
(75.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
19.3
(66.7)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
19.0
(66.2)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
19.2
(66.6)
20.1
(68.2)
19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
19.3
(66.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
15.4
(59.7)
15.5
(59.9)
15.5
(59.9)
16.1
(61.0)
15.5
(59.9)
14.6
(58.3)
14.8
(58.6)
14.7
(58.5)
15.4
(59.7)
15.6
(60.1)
15.5
(59.9)
15.3
(59.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 228
(9.0)
234
(9.2)
237
(9.3)
287
(11.3)
251
(9.9)
196
(7.7)
125
(4.9)
116
(4.6)
99
(3.9)
129
(5.1)
205
(8.1)
229
(9.0)
2,336
(92)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mamuju Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "UU No. 11 Tahun 2002 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Mamasa Dan Kota Palopo Di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan" (PDF). Audit Board of Indonesia. 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Penerbangan di Bandara Sumarorong Mamasa Dimulai Pekan Depan". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ 33 "16 Years Ago, West Sulawesi Officially Becomes the 33rd Province". www.liputan6.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ^ "Climate: Mamasa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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