Mamasa Regency
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] 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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Mesa Kada Dipotuo Pantan Kada Dipomate (United We Stand, Divided We Fall) | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Province | West Sulawesi |
| Capital | Mamasa |
| Government | |
| • Drs. | Ramlan Badawi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,160.58 sq mi (3,005.88 km2) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 163,383 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (54/km2) |
| Website | mamasakab.go.id |
Sumarorong Airport
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,[4] but in November 2020 the airport was re-opened again for flights.[5]
Demographics
Population
The total population of this regency in 2020 was 163,383 people, of which men were 83,928 and women were 79,455. 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.[6] There are also other immigrant ethnic groups such as the Javanese and Balinese.
Religion
Mamasa Regency has a diversity of ethnicities, religions, races and customs (SARA). Based on data from Central Statistics Agency, 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 Mappurondo. For houses of worship, there are 646 Protestant churches, 49 Catholic churches, 129 mosques, 19 prayer rooms, and 26 Pura buildings.
Administration
The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[7] and the 2020 Census.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres.
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 | Administrative centre |
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| Sumarorong | 254.00 | 9,580 | 11,926 | Sumarorong |
| Messawa | 150.88 | 7,090 | 7,595 | Messawa |
| Pana | 181.27 | 8,552 | 9,797 | Pana |
| Nosu | 113.33 | 4,276 | 5,092 | Nosu |
| Tabang | 304.51 | 5,890 | 6,941 | Tabang |
| Mamasa | 250.07 | 22,541 | 26,053 | Mamasa |
| Tanduk Kalua | 120.85 | 9,984 | 11,514 | Minake |
| Balla | 59.53 | 6,017 | 7,260 | Balla Satanetean |
| Sesenapadang | 152.70 | 7,709 | 9,191 | Orobua |
| Tawalian | 45.99 | 6,210 | 8,832 | Tawalian |
| Mambi | 142.66 | 9,295 | 10,305 | Mambi |
| Bambang | 136.17 | 10,312 | 11,720 | Galung |
| Rantebulahan Timur | 31.87 | 5,682 | 6,093 | Salumpkanan |
| Mehalaan | 162.43 | 3,857 | 4,254 | Mehalaan |
| Aralle | 173.96 | 6,584 | 8,359 | Aralle |
| Buntu Malangka | 211.71 | 6,691 | 7,062 | Sodangan |
| Tabulahan | 513.95 | 9,812 | 11,389 | Lakahang |
| Totals | 3,005.88 | 140,082 | 163,383 | Mamasa |
Climate
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[9] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". 4 March 2012.
- "Penerbangan di Bandara Sumarorong Mamasa Dimulai Pekan Depan". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- 33 "16 Years Ago, West Sulawesi Officially Becomes the 33rd Province". www.liputan6.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Mamasa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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