East Bolaang Mongondow Regency Explained

Official Name:East Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Sulawesi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tutuyan
Area Total Km2:866.37
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:90787
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:WIB
Utc Offset1:+7

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,[2] rising to 87,241 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 90,787 (comprising 47,376 males and 43,311 females).[4] 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 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] 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 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
code
71.10.03 Nuangan (a)133.8112,93510,26910,414Nuangan1195786
71.10.06 Motongkad 122.67(b)7,9358,103Motongkad1195785
71.10.01 Tutuyan 156.3011,22415,48415,674Tutuyan1095783
71.10.02 Kotabunan (c)133.8311,00316,00516,942Kotabunan1595782
71.10.04 Modayag 190.0618,61318,84718,964Modayag III1495780
71.10.07 Mooat (d)92.28(e)6,9567,346Mooat1095784
71.10.05 Modayag Barat 37.439,87912,74513,344Moyongkota1095781
Totals 866.3763,65487,24190,787Tutuyan81

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.[8]
(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.

References

0.77°N 124.6139°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7110)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7110)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7110)
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.