North Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Utara) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It was formed on 2 January 2007 by splitting off seven of the northern districts of Konawe Regency to form a new North Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Utara). It is surrounded on all landward sides by the remaining area of the Konawe Regency, except in the northeast, where it borders on Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Province. It covers a land area of 5,101.76 km2. It had a population of 51,447 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 67,871 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 84,225 (comprising 43,288 males and 40,937 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Konawe Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409) The principal town lies at Asera.
Administration The North Konawe Regency was divided at the time of the 2010 Census into seven districts (kecamatan), but six additional districts were subsequently created by division of the original districts. The districts are tabulated below with 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 Konawe Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409) The table also includes the administrative centres of each district and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 159 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan).
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofvillages 74.09.07 Sawa 93.767,1054,5165,248Sawa 14 (a) 74.09.10 Motui 61.30(b)4,7056,133Bende 15 (a) 74.09.06 Lembo 78.124,3445,4226,196Lembo 12 (a) 74.09.05 Lasolo 139.4010,4638,12910,009Tinobu 17 (a) 74.09.11 Wawolesea 149.40(c)3,4964,003Wawolosea 8 74.09.12 Lasolo Kepulauan (Lasolo Islands) 62.42(c)2,2242,955Boenaga 6 74.09.04 Molawe 365.065,4126,6088,040Molawe 9 (a) 74.09.01 Asera 863.3213,7457,6049,377Asera 19 (d) 74.09.09 Andowia 595.90(e)7,0449,630Andowia 15 (a) 74.09.08 Oheo 738.50(e)4,6145,806Linomoiyo 17 (a) 74.09.03 Langgikima 476.753,9985,2046,910Langgikima 12 (a) 74.09.02 Wiwirano 874.306,4665,5616,414Lamonae 15 (a) 74.09.13 Landawe 603.53(f)2,7443,504Hialu 11 Totals 5,101.7651,44767,87184,225Asera 170
Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan - the admin centre as named. (b) The 2010 population of Motui District is included in the figure for Sawa District, from which it was subsequently cut out. (c) the 2010 populations of Wawolesea and Lasolo Kepulauan Districts are included in the figure for Lasolo District, from which they were subsequently cut out. (d) including two kelurahan - Asera and Wanggudu. (e) the 2010 populations of Andowia and Oheo Districts are included in the figure for Asera District, from which they were subsequently cut out. (f) The 2010 population of Landawe District is included in the figure for Wiwirano District, from which it was subsequently cut out.
Wawolesea Karst Wawolesea Karst is rare and unique, 80 kilometres north of Kendari or just 10 kilometers from Tanjung Taipa Beach. There are a 500 square metres pond several metres from the beach with altar and travertine columns which formed by salty water hot fountain. The salty water came from tunnels below sea level and the hot water with temperature between 35 and 45 Celsius degrees came from active tectonic. The hot sandy around them is suitable for Maleo birds to bury their eggs which will hatch by hot sandy temperature. Anoa as endemic animal can be found also in this area.
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