Konawe Regency


Konawe Regency is one of the regencies in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The capital of the regency is Unaaha. The regency was once known as the district of Kendari. The regency had a population of 241,428 at the 2010 Census, but has since been reduced by the separation of the offshore island districts as the new Konawe Islands Regency in 2013. It now covers 4,435.3 km2 and had an official estimate of population for 2018 of 253,659. Prior to its division in 2003, 2007 and 2013, Konawe was known as the rice granary of the province of Southeast Sulawesi because half of the province's rice production comes from Konawe.

History

Konawe Regency was established pursuant to Law No 29 of 1959 on the formation of second-level regions in Southeast Sulawesi with the name of Kendari Regency, with the capital being the city of Kendari.
When the Municipality of Kendari was first established under Law No 6 of 1995, the residual Kendari Regency consisted of 19 districts with 334 villages. Over time, administrative changes led to the changes in the numbers of districts and villages. In 2002 Kendari Regency consisted of 23 districts with 631 villages. Based on Government Regulation No. 26 of 2004, on 28 September 2004, the residual regency changed its name to Konawe Regency.
In 2003, the south part of the regency was formed into a separate South Konawe Regency covering 11 districts, and subsequently in 2007 the northern districts were likewise split off to form a new North Konawe Regency. Finally, in 2013, the 7 districts comprising Wawonii Island were split off to form a new Konawe Islands Regency.

Administration

Konawe Regency, since the removal of the 7 districts on Wawonii Island to form a new Konawe Islands Regency and the creation of 4 new districts within the remaining area, is now divided into 27 districts, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Estimate 2015		No. of
Villages		Post
Code
Soropia 161.737,7538,5021593451
Lalonggasumeeto40.784,6125,0571293450
Sampara60.0111,7198,4051593458
Anggalomoare224,4351093455
Bondoala133.358,1994,414993457
Morosi334,5771093456
Besulutu111.266,7597,4121693459
Kapoiala45.424,0634,4551493454
Lambuya78.396,6057,2431193464
Uepai118.7611,81912,9601993466
Puriala268.787,4058,1201693411
-93464
Onembute99.135,9416,5151293465
Pondidaha156.2810,43711,4451893467
Wonggeduku113.7619,81713,0051693468
Wonggeduku Barat
448,7251493469
Amonggedo123.759,28210,1781593463
Wawotobi67.6820,17722,1251993462
Meluhu207.034,9885,470993472
Konawe17.828,0358,8111293462
Unaaha33.7522,69424,8861293411
-93418
Anggaberi75.016,1506,743893417
-93419
Abuki338.8414,4077,3691293452
Padangguni558,4291193442
Latoma936.342,3632,5911393471
Tongauna223.7715,45116,9432093460
Asinua298.722,4802,720893441
Routa2,188.581,8922,075893453

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