# Pohuwato Regency

Pohuwato is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It is located on the northern (or Minahasa) peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. It was established on 25 February 2003 under Law Number (Undang-Undang Nomor) 6/2003 by splitting off from the western part of Boalemo Regency. It has an area of 4,244.31 km$^2$, and had a population of 128,748 at the 2010 Census and 146,432 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 160,187 (comprising 81,612 males and 78,575 females). The seat of the regency administration is in the town of Marisa.

## History

On 21 September 2023, Pohuwato regent office and Regional People's Representative Council building were burned by local miners. They demanded PT Pani Gold Project (PGP) or PT Puncak Emas Tani Sejahtera (PETS, a subsidiary of Merdeka Copper Gold [id]) to return the ancestral land they worked on. Previously, the protesters have raided the company's office on the same day. The offices were later demolished on 4 December 2023.

## Administrative Districts

Pohuwato Regency is divided into thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 101 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Paguat District), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
| 75.04.01 | Popayato $^{(a)}$ | 90.92 | 9,169 | 10,313 | 11,367 | Popayato | 10 | 96466 |
| 75.04.13 | Popayato Barat (West Popayato) | 578.24 | 6,670 | 7,327 | 8,328 | Dudewulo | 7 | 96467 |
| 75.04.12 | Popayato Timur (East Popayato) | 723.74 | 7,712 | 8,372 | 9,132 | Maleo | 7 | 96467 |
| 75.04.02 | Lemito $^{(b)}$ | 619.50 | 10,488 | 11,306 | 12,099 | Lemito | 8 | 96468 |
| 75.04.11 | Wanggarasi | 188.08 | 4,573 | 5,304 | 5,907 | Limbula | 7 | 96465 & 96469 |
| | western half | 2,200.48 | 38,612 | 42,622 | 46,833 | | 39 | |
| 75.04.04 | Marisa $^{(c)}$ | 34.65 | 17,680 | 21,260 | 23,271 | Botubilatahu Indah | 8 | 96365 |
| 75.04.06 | Patilanggio | 298.82 | 8,686 | 9,763 | 10,605 | Suka Makmur | 6 | 96366 |
| 75.04.09 | Buntulia | 375.64 | 10,494 | 11,792 | 13,199 | Buntulia Utara | 7 | 96363 |
| 75.04.10 | Duhiadaa | 39.53 | 10,662 | 12,793 | 14,150 | Buntulia Barat | 8 | 96364 |
| 75.04.03 | Randangan | 331.90 | 14,995 | 16,959 | 19,078 | Motolohu | 13 | 96469 |
| 75.04.07 | Taluditi | 159.97 | 7,248 | 8,813 | 9,299 | Panca Karsa II | 7 | 96464 |
| 75.04.05 | Paguat $^{(d)}$ | 560.93 | 14,967 | 16,165 | 17,096 | Bohu Jaya | 11 $^{(e)}$ | 96362 |
| 75.04.08 | Dengilo | 242.39 | 5,404 | 6,265 | 6,656 | Popaya | 5 | 96361 |
| | eastern half | 2,043.83 | 90,135 | 103,810 | 113,354 | | 65 | |
| | Totals | 4,244.31 | 128,748 | 146,432 | 160,187 | Marisa | 104 | |
Notes: (a) including 17 offshore islands. (b) including 25 offshore islands. (c) including 3 offshore islands. (d) including 3 offshore islands. (e) comprising 3 kelurahan (Libuo, Pentadu and Siduan) and 8 desa.