East Luwu Regency
Introduction '''East Luwu Regency''' is the most easterly of the twenty-one regencies in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 by separation of the eastern districts from North Luwu Regency (itself only split off from Luwu Regency on 20 April 1999). It covers an area of 6,944.88 km2.The administrative capital of the regency is the coastal town of '''Malili''' on the Bay of Usu, itself an inlet in the northeast corner of the Gulf of Bone; the town, with its port of Balantang, is the shipping port for one of the world's major nickel-producing plants. The population of the Regency was 243,069 at the 2010 Census and 296,741 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 305,521 (comprising 157,221 males and 148,300 females).
Malili Lakes The eastern part of the regency contains the large natural fresh-water lakes of Lake Towuti (''Danau Towuti'') covering an area of 561 km2 in the south-east and Lake Matana (''Danau Matana'') covering 164 km2 further north, as well as the smaller Lake Mahalona (''Danau Mahalona'') between them. These (with the even smaller Danau Masapi and Danau Lontoa) form the Malili Lake system. Danau Towuti, which is 48 km wide, is the largest lake on Sulawesi, and contains the island of Pulau Luha within it. Danau Matana is the deepest lake in Indonesia (and the deepest lake on an island in the world), reaching a depth of 590 metres.On the south shore of Lake Matana is the town of Soroako, the centre for the nickel processing plant, and its massive mine complex. Soroako, with its satellite villages of Wasuponda and Wawandula, are connected by a modern highway to the sea at Malili.
Administration East Luwu Regency is divided into eleven administrative Districts (''Kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2022.The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totalling 125 rural ''desa'' and 3 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post codes. Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(''kecamatan'')  Areain km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus 2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2022Admincentre No.ofvillages Postcode 73.24.07  Burau 256.2330,87534,21434,529Burau1892975 73.24.06  Wotu 130.5228,10033,34534,101Bawalipu1792971 73.24.08  Tomoni 230.0922,33326,40626,986Mandiri13 (a)92972  73.24.09  Tomoni Timur (East Tomoni)43.9111,73813,74113,602Kertoraharjo892970 73.24.05  Angkona 147.2421,68125,07525,516Solo1092985 73.24.04  Malili 921.2032,69942,82644,641Puncak Indah14 (b)92981  73.24.03  Towuti 1,820.4827,20042,08745,310Langkea Raya1992982 73.24.02  Nuha 808.2720,08723,39923,844Sorowako5 (c)92983 73.24.11  Wasuponda 1,244.0017,96921,61022,157Ledu-Ledu692984 73.24.01  Mangkutana 1,300.9619,83922,23222,485Wonorejo1192974 73.24.10  Kalaena 41.9810,54812,03212,211Kalaena Kiri792973  '''''Totals''''' ''6,944.88''''243,069''''296,741''''305,521''''Malili''''128''Notes: (a) including the ''kelurahan'' of Tomoni. (b) including the ''kelurahan'' of Malili. (c) including the ''kelurahan'' of Magani.
Climate Kanowit has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
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