West Muna Regency

West Muna Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Muna Barat) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It comprises the northwest portion of Muna Island and islands in the Straits of Tiworo. It was established under Act No.14 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014 by separation from the Muna Regency. It covers an area of 906.28 km², and reported a population of 71,632 at the 2010 Census;^[3] the 2020 Census recorded a population of 84,590,^[4] and the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 85,706, comprising 42,242 males and 43,464 females.^[2] Its administrative centre is Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District.^[5]

West Muna Regency Kabupaten Muna Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto:  Wite Barakati
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
West Muna Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Show map of Sulawesi West Muna Regency West Muna Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 4.7900362°S 122.4966354°E / -4.7900362; 122.4966354
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Established	24 July 2014; 11 years ago (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded by	Government of Indonesia
Capital	Laworo
Government
• Regent	La Ode Darwin (id)
• Vice Regent	Ali Basa
Area
• Total	772.63 km2 (298.31 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 Estimate)[2]
• Total	85,706
• Density	110.93/km2 (287.30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 403
Website	munabaratkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan),^[6] tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[3] and the 2020 Census,^[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[2] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 81 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post 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
74.13.09	Tiworo Kepulauan (a) (Tiworo Islands)	77.90	6,406	7,653	8,317	Kambara	9 (b)	93653
74.13.06	Maginti (c)	40.57	8,226	8,953	7,589	Pajala	8	93643
74.14.07	Tiworo Tengah (d) (Central Tiworo)	82.35	6,503	7,604	8,667	Wapae Jaya	8	93654
74.13.05	Tiworo Selatan (South Tiworo)	66.98	4,830	5,738	6,500	Kasimpa Jaya	5	93644
74.13.08	Tiworo Utara (e) (North Tiworo)	62.05	4,863	5,684	5,824	Tondasi	7	93656
74.13.03	Lawa	85.17	7,430	8,731	8,737	Lawa	8 (f)	93651
74.13.01	Sawerigadi	102.60	6,284	8,047	7,893	Sawerigadi	10	93657
74.13.02	Barangka	33.09	5,978	7,311	5,537	Barangka	8	93650
74.13.04	Wadaga	175.05	5,706	6,387	7,781	Wadaga	7	93652
74.13.10	Kusambi	103.33	10,699	12,944	12,993	Kusambi	10 (g)	93655
74.13.11	Napano Kusambi	77.19	4,707	5,538	5,868	Lahaji	6	93658
	Totals	906.28	71,632	84,590	85,706	Laworo	86

Notes:

• (a) Tiworo Kepulauan District includes 4 small islands off the north coast of Muna Island, but lies mainly on Muna Island and includes the regency administrative capital of Laworo. (b) including 2 kelurahan (Tiworo and Waumere).
• (c) Maginti District includes 7 small islands off the west coast of Muna Island. (d) Tiworo Tengah District includes some small islands off the west coast of Muna.
• (e) Tiworo Utara District consists mainly of a group of 12 islands off the northwest coast of Muna Island, but also includes a small northwesterly part of Muna Island itself (Tondasi Village, covering 17.65 km², with 779 inhabitants in 2020).
• (f) including 2 kelurahan (Lapadaku and Wamelai). (g) including one kelurahan - the town of Konawe.