Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude,[1] and covers a land area of 5,126.59 km2. It had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census[3] and 300,436 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 308,301 (comprising 158,400 males and 149,900 females).[2] The administrative capital of Donggala Regency is the town of Banawa, located a 30-minute drive (34 km) northwest from the city of Palu, the capital of the province.
History
Home of the ruler of Donggala (1930s)Priests perform a ritual in the Bora te Biromaru kampongIndigenous people performing the Tjakalélé dance with spears and shields in Bora te Biromaru kampong
Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the Central Sulawesi area was the home of eight small kingdoms (kerajaan): Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.[5][6]
Since the Donggala Regency was established on 4 July 1959, then comprising almost the entire western portion of Central Sulawesi Province (Buol Toti-Toli Regency, previously part of the regency, was split off from it at that date), it has been significantly reduced in area and population. The city of Palu was split off as a separate municipality on 22 July 1994, the Parigi Moutong Regency was split off on 10 April 2002, and the Sigi Regency was split off on 21 July 2008.
The Dongala Regency is divided into sixteen districts (kecamatan). These are physically divided into two non-contiguous sections, lying to the west and to the east of the Palu River Valley respectively, and separated from each other by Palu city and the Sigi Regency. The first (southern) section comprises five districts, of which the northern Banawa and Banawa Tengah (together known as Donggala town) were the areas most grievously inundated by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami. The second (northern) section comprises eleven districts, stretching south to north along the west coast of Sulawesi's northern peninsula.
These districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates of population as at mid 2023 (rounded oiff to the nearest 100 persons).[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 158 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Banawa District), and its postal codes.
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 codes
72.03.04
Rio Pakava
872.16
21,820
21,331
21,400
Lalundu
14
94346
72.03.21
Pinembani
402.61
5,936
6,313
6,400
Gimpubia
9
94345
72.03.18
Banawa Selatan (South Banawa)
430.67
23,677
25,426
26,000
Watatu
19
94350
72.03.27
Banawa Tengah (a) (Central Banawa)
74.64
10,072
11,700
11,610
Limboro
8
94341
72.03.08
Banawa (b)
99.04
32,018
36,076
37,400
Gunung Bale
14
94351
Southern section
1,879.12
93,523
100,473
102,900
64
72.03.19
Tanantovea
302.64
15,182
15,860
16,100
Wani I
10
94342
72.03.09
Labuan
126.01
13,319
14,861
15,400
Labuan
7
94352
72.03.10
Sindue
177.19
18,436
21,024
21,900
Toaya
13
94353
72.03.24
Sindue Tombusabora
211.55
11,320
12,600
12,501
Tibo
6
94344
72.03.25
Sindue Tobata
211.92
8,775
9,920
10,300
Alindau
6
94343
72.03.11
Sirenja
286.94
20,206
21,812
22,300
Tompe
13
94354
72.03.12
Balaesang (d)
314.23
22,796
25,058
25,800
Tambu
13
94355
72.03.31
Balaesang Tanjung (Cape Balaesang)
188.85
10,350
12,540
13,300
Malei
8
94359
72.03.06
Dampelas (formerly Damsol)
732.76
28,938
32,032
33,000
Sabang
13
94356
72.03.14
Sojol (e)
705.41
25,419
25,340
25,400
Balukang
9
94357
72.03.30
Sojol Utara (f) (North Sojol)
139.07
9,356
9,235
9,300
Ogoamas II
5
94358
Northern section
3,396.57
183,713
199,963
205,400
103
Totals
4,244.31
277,236
300,436
308,301
Banawa
167
Notes: (a) including 2 offshore islands. (b) including 2 offshore islands. (c) comprising 9 kelurahan (Boneoge, Boya, Ganti, Gunung Bale, Kabonga Besar, Kabonga Kecil, Labuan Bajo, Maleni and Lalombi) and 5 desa. (d) including 17 offshore islands. (e) including 3 offshore islands. (f) including 6 offshore islands.
2013
Many of the districts of Donggala Regency, together with Palu City and some of the districts of Sigi Regency, were covered in the Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (Long-Term Development Plan) as of 2013. In all, the area of the Plan covered twenty-one districts.[1]
