Mamasa Regency
Kabupaten Mamasa
Regency
Coat of arms of Mamasa Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Mesa Kada Dipotuo Pantan Kada Dipomate
(United We Stand, Divided We Fall)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
CapitalMamasa
Government
 • Drs.Ramlan Badawi
Area
 • Total1,160.58 sq mi (3,005.88 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total166,471
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
Websitemamasakab.go.id

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] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 166,471 (comprising 85,446 males and 81,025 females).[1] 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 is located at an altitude of 600-2,000 metres above sea level.

History

Mamasa Regency used to be part of Polewali Mamasa Regency, a former Indonesian Regency that used to be part of South Sulawesi but later became part of West Sulawesi province. In 2002, the regency was split into two smaller regencies:[4] Polewali Mandar Regency which is located on the sea-side region, and Mamasa Regency on the mountain area. Polewali Mandar is mainly inhabited by the Mandar ethnic group, while Mamasa is home to the Mamasa people, who are related to the ethnic group Mamasa.

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,[5] but in November 2020 the airport was re-opened again for flights.[6]

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;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 166,471.[1] 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.[7] 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 Statistics Indonesia, 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 Ada' Mappurondo. For houses of worship, there are 646 Protestant churches, 49 Catholic churches, 129 mosques, 19 prayer rooms, and 26 Pura buildings.

Administration

A European stands on a rattan bridge in Mamasa, Toradja Land, Celebes

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of villages in each district (totalling 168 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan).

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
desa		No.
of
kelurahan
76.03.06Sumarorong254.009,58011,92612,225Sumarorong82
76.03.07Messawa150.887,0907,5957,695Messawa81
76.03.04Pana181.278,5529,7979,952Pana121
76.03.13Nosu113.334,2765,0925,190Nosu61
76.03.10Tabang304.515,8906,9417,103Tabang61
76.03.03Mamasa250.0722,54126,05326,543Mamasa111
76.03.09Tanduk Kalua120.859,98411,51411,733Minake111
76.03.12Balla59.536,0177,2607,463Balla Satanetean8-
76.03.08Sesena Padang152.707,7099,1919,384Orobua10-
76.03.14Tawalian45.996,2108,8329,105Tawalian31
76.03.01Mambi142.669,29510,30510,462Mambi112
76.03.11Bambang136.1710,31211,72011,875Galung20-
76.03.15Rantebulahan Timur31.875,6826,0936,164Salumpkanan8-
76.03.17Mehalaan162.433,8574,2544,305Mehalaan11-
76.03.02Aralle173.966,5848,3598,526Aralle111
76.03.16Buntu Malangka211.716,6917,0627,143Sodangan11-
76.03.05Tabulahan513.959,81211,38911,603Lakahang131
Totals3,005.88140,082163,383166,471Mamasa16813

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mamasa Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7603)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "UU No. 11 Tahun 2002 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Mamasa Dan Kota Palopo Di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan" (PDF). Audit Board of Indonesia. 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". 4 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Penerbangan di Bandara Sumarorong Mamasa Dimulai Pekan Depan". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ↑ 33 "16 Years Ago, West Sulawesi Officially Becomes the 33rd Province". www.liputan6.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ↑ "Climate: Mamasa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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