West Muna Regency

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| name = West Muna Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Muna Barat

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| settlement_type = Regency

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| motto = Wite Barakati

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| map_caption = Location within Southeast Sulawesi

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| subdivision_name1 = Southeast Sulawesi

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = {{start date and age|2014|07|24|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=http://jdih.bandungkab.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/UU-No.14-TH-2014.pdf

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| founder = Government of Indonesia

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Laworo

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| leader_name = Laode Muhammad Rajiun Tumada

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| leader_name1 = Ahmad Lamani

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| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413)

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West Muna Regency ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Muna Barat}}) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It comprises the northwest portion of Muna Island and islands in the Straits of Tiworo. It was established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km2, and reported a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. the 2020 Census recorded a population of 84,590,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 85,706, comprising 42,242 males and 43,464 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413) Its administrative centre is Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District.{{cite web|url=http://www.sjdih.depkeu.go.id/fullText/2014/14TAHUN2014UU.HTM|title=UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 14 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN MUNA BARAT DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA|language=id|first=|last=|publisher=Government of Indonesia}}

Administrative districts

The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan),{{cite web|url=https://petatematikindo.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/administrasi-muna-barat-a1-1.jpg|title=Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Muna Barat|language=id|first=|last=|publisher=Peta Tematik Indonesia}} tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro 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 Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413) The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 81 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

class="sortable wikitable"
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
Villages||Post
Code
74.13.09Tiworo Kepulauan (a)
(Tiworo Islands)
align="right"|77.90align="right"|6,406align="right"|7,653align="right"|8,317Kambaraalign="center"|9 (b)align="right"|93653
74.13.06Maginti (c)align="right"|40.57align="right"|8,226align="right"|8,953align="right"|7,589Pajalaalign="center"|8align="right"|93643
74.14.07Tiworo Tengah (d)
(Central Tiworo)
align="right"|82.35align="right"|6,503align="right"|7,604align="right"|8,667Wapae Jayaalign="center"|8align="right"|93654
74.13.05Tiworo Selatan
(South Tiworo)
align="right"|66.98align="right"|4,830align="right"|5,738align="right"|6,500Kasimpa Jayaalign="center"|5align="right"|93644
74.13.08Tiworo Utara (e)
(North Tiworo)
align="right"|62.05align="right"|4,863align="right"|5,684align="right"|5,824Tondasialign="center"|7align="right"|93656
74.13.03Lawaalign="right"|85.17align="right"|7,430align="right"|8,731align="right"|8,737Lawaalign="center"|8 (f)align="right"|93651
74.13.01Sawerigadialign="right"|102.60align="right"|6,284align="right"|8,047align="right"|7,893Sawerigadialign="center"|10align="right"|93657
74.13.02Barangkaalign="right"|33.09align="right"|5,978align="right"|7,311align="right"|5,537Barangkaalign="center"|8align="right"|93650
74.13.04Wadagaalign="right"|175.05align="right"|5,706align="right"|6,387align="right"|7,781Wadagaalign="center"|7align="right"|93652
74.13.10Kusambialign="right"|103.33align="right"|10,699align="right"|12,944align="right"|12,993Kusambialign="center"|10 (g)align="right"|93655
74.13.11Napano Kusambialign="right"|77.19align="right"|4,707align="right"|5,538align="right"|5,868Lahajialign="center"|6align="right"|93658
Totalsalign="right"|906.28align="right"|71,632align="right"|84,590align="right"|85,706Laworoalign="center"|86

Notes:

  • (a) Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna Island, but lies mainly on Muna Island and includes the regency administrative capital of Laworo. (b) including 2 kelurahan (Tiworo and Waumere).
  • (c) Maginti District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna Island. (d) Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
  • (e) Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna Island, but also includes a small northwesterly part of Muna Island itself (Tondasi Village, covering 17.65 km2, with 779 inhabitants in 2020).
  • (f) including 2 kelurahan (Lapadaku and Wamelai). (g) including one kelurahan - the town of Konawe.

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