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Donggala

Donggalai Regency
(Kabupaten Donggala)
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Banawa
Area
 • Total 13,593.5 km2 (5,248.5 sq mi)
 • Land 10,471.7 km2 (4,043.1 sq mi)
 • Water 3,121.8 km2 (1,205.3 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 277,236
 • Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Donggala is a regency in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.

The capital of Donggala is Banawa, located a 30-minute drive (34 km) north from Palu the capital of the province. Habir Ponulele is the governor of the regency. The regency has a land area of 10,472 km² and had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census. the regency lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude.

Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the area was the home of eight small kingdoms (kerajaan): Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.

In 2010, Donggala Regency was divided into sixteen districts (kecamatan); as of 2013 it was divided into twenty-one districts. The district has 287 villages/wards.

Districts as of 2010 with the 2010 Census population of the then districts in parenthesis.

Districts as of 2013:

Coordinates: 0°41′40″S 119°43′50″E / 0.69444°S 119.73056°E / -0.69444; 119.73056


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