East Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a regency of North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It was created on 24 June 2008 by splitting off districts which were previously the eastern part of Bolaang Mongondow Regency. It covers a land area of 866.37 sq km and had a population of 63,654 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. rising to 87,241 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 92,148 (comprising 48,050 males and 44,098 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7110) The principal town lies at Tutuyan.
Administration At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan). However in 2016 two additional districts were created - Mooat District and Motongkad District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas 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 Bolaang Mongondow Timur Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7111) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its postal code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admincentre No.ofvillagesPostcode 71.10.03 Nuangan (a)133.8112,93510,26910,673Nuangan1195786 71.10.06 Motongkad 122.67(b)7,9358,211Motongkad1195785 71.10.01 Tutuyan 156.3011,22415,48415,980Tutuyan1095783 71.10.02 Kotabunan (c)133.8311,00316,00517,306Kotabunan1595782 71.10.04 Modayag 190.0618,61318,84719,071Modayag III1495780 71.10.07 Mooat (d)92.28(e)6,9567,426Mooat1095784 71.10.05 Modayag Barat 37.439,87912,74513,481Moyongkota1095781 Totals 866.3763,65487,24192,148Tutuyan81
Notes: (a) including three offshore islands. (b) the 2010 population of Motongkad District is included in the figure for Nuangan District, from which it was cut out in 2016. (c) the most northerly district within the regency, including four offshore islands. (d) a Christian majority district.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. (e) the 2010 population of Mooat District is included in the figure for Modayag District, from which it was cut out in 2016.
Climate Tutuyan, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
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