Mamuju Regency


Mamuju Regency is a regency of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The capital is Mamuju, which is also the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 Census, but it was substantially reduced by the creation of the new Central Mamuju Regency which was cut out of it in 2012. The reduced Mamuju Regency covers an area of 4999.69 km2 and had a population of 265,198 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate is 297,096 in 2019.

Uranium sites

Mamuju Regency has high potential uranium sites with radioactivity of ~250 nsv per year as same as at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. The highest potential uranium site at hill of Takandeang village about 40 kilometers from Mamuju City has radioactivity 2,000-3,000 nsw per hour.

Administration

The regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
NamePopulation
Census 2010
Tapalang18,083
Tapalang Barat
9,129
Mamuju55,105
Simboro23,200
Balabalakang2,347
Kulukku49,250
Papalang21,395
Sampaga13,986
Tommo19,407
Kalumpang10,800
Bonehau8,622