North Gorontalo Regency


North Gorontalo is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, stretching along the entire northern coast of the province. It is located on the island of Sulawesi. Its regency seat is Kwandang. It was established in 2007 under Law Number 11/2007. The area is 1,777 km2, and it had a population of 104,133 at the 2010 Census.

Administration

In 2010 the Regency comprised six districts, tabulated below in geographical order from west to east, with their areas and 2010 Census population. Subsequently five additional districts have been created by splitting of the original six.
NameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010
Tolinggula325.5813,629
Sumalata503.1416,038
Anggrek297.8920,230
Kwandang309.7835,965
Gentuma Raya100.347,972
Atinggola264.5510,299

The new districts created added are Biau, Sumalata Timur, Monano, Ponelo Kepulauan and Tomilito.

Tourism

, is the number one tourist destination in this region. There were more than 16,000 tourist visited this Island in 2016. This island can be reach from Kwandang port using local boat transportation called Taxi Saronde. It takes 30-40 minutes to reach the Island from Kwandang seaport. White beach sand and crystal clear water is this island main attraction
Oranye fortress, this old Portuguese fortress can be found in Kecamatan Kwandang, near seaport. Built in the 1500s, this fortress consist of three tower and large centre grassfield
Raja Island Conservation. The islands of Pepaya, Mas and Raja islands, located in Sumalata Village, have been named a nature reserve since the Dutch colonial time in 1936. Four of the only seven species of turtles can be found in the islands, the world's best turtle habitat. They include Penyu Hijau, Penyu Sisik, Penyu Tempayan and Penyu Belimbing. In 2011, the habitat was threatened by human activities such as illegal poaching and fish bombing activities; furthermore a lot of coral reefs, which represent a source of food for turtles, have been damaged.