Bolaang Mongondow Regency

Summary

Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a regency of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, situated on the island of Sulawesi. The principal town lies at Kotamobagu, which since 2007 has been administratively separated from the regency, the administrative centre of which is now at the town of Lolak. The Regency covers a land area of 2,933.6 km2, and had a population of 213,484 at the 2010 Census[2] and 248,751 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 254,945 (comprising 132,717 males and 122,228 females).[1]

Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow
Coat of arms of Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Location within North Sulawesi
Location within North Sulawesi
Bolaang Mongondow Regency is located in Sulawesi
Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Bolaang Mongondow Regency is located in Indonesia
Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Bolaang Mongondow Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°57′30″N 124°15′36″E / 0.95833°N 124.26000°E / 0.95833; 124.26000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sulawesi
CapitalLolak
Government
 • RegentYasti Soepredjo Mokoagow
 • Vice RegentYanny Ronny Tuuk
Area
 • Total2,933.6 km2 (1,132.7 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total254,945
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 434
Websitebolmongkab.go.id

Administrative Districts edit

Until 2007 the Regency included a much larger share of the territory off North Sulawesi Province, but on 2 January 2007 the town of Kotamobagu was split away to become an independent city, while northern districts of the regency were similarly split off on the same day to create a new North Bolaang Mongondow Regency. On 24 June 2008 two further regencies were created from other parts of the regency - South Bolaang Mongondow and East Bolaang Mongondow. At the time of the 2010 Census the residual Regency was divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), but three additional districts have subsequently been created by splitting of existing districts.

Under consideration by the Indonesian government since 2013 has been a proposal to re-unite the pre-2007 territories into a new province covering the same area as the original Bolaang Mongondow Regency, and separated from North Sulawesi, but all such proposals have been held in abeyance since 2013.

The fifteen districts are 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 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, totaling 200 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter being Inobonto (in Bolaang District) and Imandi (in Dumoga Timur District) - together with its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
71.01.09 Dumoga Barat
(West Dumoga)
380.5 26,520 18,514 18,207 Doloduo 12 95731
71.01.11 Dumoga Utara
(North Dumoga)
190.4 21,410 15,085 15,089 Mopuya Utara
(North Mopuya)
16 95734
71.01.10 Dumoga Timur
(East Dumoga)
173.0 32,131 21,622 21,657 Modomang 16 95736
71.01.35 Dumoga Tengah
(Central Dumoga)
48.4 (a) 11,694 11,866 Ibolian 10 95732
71.01.34 Dumoga Tenggara
(Southeast Dumoga)
146.3 (a) 8,834 9,252 Konarom 10 95735
71.01.33 Dumoga 159.8 (a) 15,219 15,639 Pusian 12 95733
71.01.14 Lolayan 260.4 23,074 26,243 27,295 Tungoi 14 95737
71.01.19 Passi Barat
(West Passi)
117.9 14,951 17,029 17,437 Passi 13 95751
71.01.22 Passi Timur
(East Passi)
93.3 11,261 12,687 13,130 Pangian 13 95750
71.01.32 Bilalang 64.3 6,057 6,551 6,966 Bilalang IV 8 95755
71.01.20 Poigar 251.0 17,033 18,754 19,566 Poigar 20 95753
71.01.13 Bolaang 204.7 17,143 20,692 21,063 Inobonto 11 95752
71.01.31 Bolaang Timur
(East Bolaang)
96.8 9,608 11,829 12,501 Tadoy 9 95754
71.01.12 Lolak (b) 469.2 24,740 32,342 33,753 Lolak 26 95741
71.01.05 Sangtompolang (c) 277.6 9,556 11,656 11,524 Maelang 12 95744
Totals 2,933.6 213,484 248,751 254,945 202

Notes: (a) the populations at the 2010 Census of the communities now forming these three new districts are included in the figures for the existing districts from which they were cut out. (b) Lolak District includes the offshore islands of Pulau Molosing and Pulau Tikus, situated off the north coast. (c) Sangtompolang District includes the offshore islands of Pulau Gogobola, Pulau Paniki, Pulau Tengah and Pulau Tudunya, all situated off the north coast.

Airport edit

A new airport was proposed in 2015 as a construction project located in Lolak town. The government allocated IDR250 billion (USD17.2 million) for the project. Construction was scheduled to commence in 2018 and complete by 2021. The airport originally will feature a 1400m runway, later to be extended to 2800m. The detailed airport planning envisages a runway both direction 10-28.[4]

Climate edit

Lolak has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Lolak
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.8
(89.2)
32.0
(89.6)
31.4
(88.5)
30.6
(87.1)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 224
(8.8)
187
(7.4)
184
(7.2)
175
(6.9)
184
(7.2)
164
(6.5)
123
(4.8)
91
(3.6)
93
(3.7)
131
(5.2)
197
(7.8)
203
(8.0)
1,956
(77.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7101)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pembangunan Bandar Udara di Lolak Bolmong". Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Climate: Lolak". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

0°57′30″N 124°15′36″E / 0.95833°N 124.26000°E / 0.95833; 124.26000