Morowali Regency


Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The administrative centre is at the town of Bungku. The Regency includes the far-flung Menui Islands, lying to the southwest of the rest of the province.

History

In 1999, Morowali Regency was created out of a portion of Poso Regency. It was composed of the southeastern fourteen districts of the former Poso Regency.
In 2013 this Morowali Regency was in turn divided into two Regencies. The seven northernmost districts were split off to form a new North Morowali Regency. The seven southernmost districts were retained as the residual Morowali Regency.

Administration

The Morowali Regency is divided into seven districts, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
NameArea in
km2
Population
Census 2010
Menui Kepulauan
213.6012,064
Bungku Selatan
462.8317,273
Bahodopi1,119.526,594
Bungku Tengah
977.9627,774
Bungku Barat
417.2410,093
Bumi Raya132.0311,488
Wita Pondo812.1816,942