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North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and the home of the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Rantepao which is also the center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was part of Tana Toraja Regency, but in 2008 was split off to form a separate Regency. It covers an area of 1,151.47 km² and had a population of 216,762 at the 2010 census[2] and 261,086 at the 2020 census, comprising 133,335 males and 127,751 females.[3]

North Toraja Regency Kabupaten Toraja Utara
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Capital	Rantepao
Area
• Total	1,151.47 km2 (444.59 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	261,086
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)

The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, numerous Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indigenous Torajan people and their culture.

Geography

Tana Toraja is located on the Sulawesi island, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. Its geographical location is between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: 3°S 120°E). The area of the new North Toraja Regency is 1,151.47  km², about 2.5% of the total area of South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountainous; its minimum elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level.[4]

Administrative Districts

North Toraja Regency in 2020 comprised twenty-one administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[5] and the 2020 census[6] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centre, and the number of administrative villages (111 rural desa - here called lembang - and 40 urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name	Area in km2	Population census 2010	Population census 2020	Admin centre	No. of villages
Sopai	47.64	13,042	15,687	Nonongan Selatan	8
Kesu	26.00	15,504	19,150	Ba'tan	7
Sanggalangi	39.00	11,129	13,218	Buntu La'bo	6
Buntao	49.50	8,911	11,443	Misa Ba'bana	6
Rantebua	84.84	7,595	8,989	Buangin	7
Nanggah	68.00	9,192	10,376	Nanggah Sangpiak Salu	9
Tondon	36.00	9,465	12,529	Tondon Langi	4
Tallunglipu	9.42	18,068	20,644	Tallunglipu	7
Rantepao	10.29	25,585	28,451	Singki	11
Tikala	23.44	10,275	12,342	Buntu Barana	7
Sesean	40.05	10,893	13,319	Pangli	9
Balusu	46.51	6,760	7,983	Balusu	7
Satlan	80.49	14,923	18,722	Satlan Malimbong	10
Bangkelekila	21.00	5,128	8,525	Tampan Bonga	4
Sesean Suloara	21.68	6,236	6,943	Suloara	5
Kapala Pitu	47.27	6,041	6,982	Polo Padang	6
Dende Piongan Napo	77.49	7,979	9,046	Dende	8
Awan Rante Karua	54.71	5,193	5,634	Awan	4
Rindingallo	74.25	7,255	9,070	Pangala	9
Buntu Pepasan	131.72	12,228	14,582	Sapan	13
Baruppu	162.17	5,358	7,451	Baruppu Selatan	4
Totals	1,151.47	216,762	261,086	Rantepao	151

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

External links

• Toraja Treasures.com - Toraja online information.
• Official website

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