Pohuwato Regency
Kabupaten Pohuwato
Regency
Official seal of Pohuwato Regency
Seal
Coordinates: 0° 31 59 N, 121° 49 30 E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceGorontalo
CapitalMarisa
Area
 • Total1,638.74 sq mi (4,244.31 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total149,297
 • Density91/sq mi (35/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8:00
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8:00

Pohuwato is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sulawesi. It was established in 2003 under Law Number (Undang-Undang Nomor) 6/2003 by splitting off from the western part of Boalemo Regency. It has an area of 4,244.31 km2, and had a population of 128,748 at the 2010 Census[2] and 146,432 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 149,297 (comprising 75,939 males and 73,358 females).[1] The seat of the regency administration is in the town of Marisa.

History

On 21 September 2023, Pohuwato regent office and Regional People's Representative Council building was burned by local miners. They demanded PT Pani Gold Project (PGP) or PT Puncak Emas Tani Sejahtera (PETS, a subsidiary of Merdeka Copper Gold[4]) to return the ancestral land they worked on. Previously, the protesters have raided the company's office on the same day.[5][6] The offices were later demolished on 4 December 2023.[7]

Administrative Districts

Pohuwato Regency is divided into thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated 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, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 101 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Paguat District), and its postal codes.

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
villages		Post
codes
75.04.13Popayato Barat
(West Popayato)		578.246,6707,3277,419Dudewulo796467
75.04.01Popayato (a)90.929,16910,31310,490Popayato1096466
75.04.12Popayato Timur
(East Popayato)		723.747,7128,3728,457Maleo796467
75.04.02Lemito (b)619.5010,48811,30611,406Lemito896468
75.04.11Wanggarasi188.084,5735,3045,427Limbula796465
& 96469
western half2,200.4838,61242,62243,19939
75.04.04Marisa (c)34.6517,68021,26021,907Botubilatahu Indah896365
75.04.06Patilanggio298.828,6869,7639,929Suka Makmur696366
75.04.09Buntulia375.6410,49411,79211,992Buntulia Utara796363
75.04.10Duhiadaa39.5310,66212,79313,176Buntulia Barat896364
75.04.03Randangan331.9014,99516,95917,269Motolohu1396469
75.04.07Taluditi159.977,2488,8139,101Pancakarsa II796464
75.04.05Paguat (d)560.9314,96716,16516,314Bohu Jaya11 (e)96362
75.04.08Dengilo242.395,4046,2656,410Popaya596361
eastern half2,043.8390,135103,810106,09865
Totals4,244.31128,748146,432149,297Marisa104

Notes: (a) including 17 offshore islands. (b) including 25 offshore islands. (c) including 3 offshore islands. (d) including 3 offshore islands. (e) comprising 3 kelurahan (Libuo, Pentadu and Siduan) and 8 desa.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Pohuwato Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7504)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nilai Investasi MDKA Rp10 Triliun di Pohuwato, Ternyata Gunung Pani Punya Emas Sebanyak Ini". hulondalo.id. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Penambang Pohuwato Serbu Kantor PT PETS, Fasilitas dan Mobil Perusahaan Dirusak". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  6. ↑ "4 Fakta Unjuk Rasa di Kabupaten Pohuwato, Gorontalo Berakhir Ricuh, Ini Duduk Perkaranya". liputan6.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Gedung Kantor Bupati Pohuwato yang Dibakar Penambang Akhirnya Dibongkar". abstrak.id. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

0°31′59″N 121°49′30″E / 0.53306°N 121.82500°E / 0.53306; 121.82500


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