North Kolaka Regency is a regency in the northwest part of Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from the former northern districts of Kolaka Regency. It covers an area of 2,933.05 km2, and had a population of 121,476 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 137,700 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 145,679 (comprising 74,582 males and 71,097 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kolaka Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7408) The principal town lies at Lasusua.
Administration The North Kolaka Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below from south to north, with their areas (as given by the regency BPS) and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kolaka Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7408) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres and the number of villages in each district (totalling 133 - comprising 127 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan).
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus 2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo. ofvillages 74.08.07 Wawo 265.305,6156,8057,188Wawo7 74.08.08 Lambai 98.125,3086,3707,195Lambai7 74.08.04 Ranteangin 83.425,3015,9516,161Rante Angin7 * 74.08.01 Lasusua 269.7821,75627,24929,716Lasusua12 * 74.08.13 Katoi 144.575,7636,9307,408Katoi6 74.08.05 Kodeoha 137.3110,64411,25911,592Mala-Mala12 * 74.08.14 Tiwu 35.554,0424,5534,849Tiwu7 74.08.06 Ngapa 219.9317,35517,28417,256Lapai12 * 74.08.09 Watunohu 33.316,2126,7137,279Watunohu8 74.08.02 Pakue 153.619,34510,30110,757Olo-Oloho11 * 74.08.10 Pakue Tengah (Central Pakue)174.126,1327,4897,738Latali10 74.08.11 Pakue Utara (North Pakue)224.486,9668,0488,402Pakue9 74.08.03 Batu Putih 236.387,3728,5129,229Batu Putih11 * 74.08.12 Porehu 571.876,9366,7046,822Porehu8 74.08.15 Tolala 285.292,5933,4914,087Tolala6 Totals 2,933.05121,340137,659145,679Lasusua133
Note that an asterisk in the final column indicates the number includes one kelurahan (in each case with the same name as the district administrative centre).
Climate Lasusua, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in October and November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Villages
Walasiho
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