page_title: Donggala Regency
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Donggala Regency / Administration
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Repronegatief. 'Tjakalélé' dansers voeren een dans op in kampong Bora te Biromaru, Donggala, Celebes
context_page_description: Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.
  The capital of Donggala is Banawa, located a 30-minute drive 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.
  In September 2018, Donggala and Palu suffered heavy casualties due to a tsunami.
context_section_description: 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).  The district has 287 villages/wards.
caption: Indigenous people performing the Tjakalélé dance with spears and shields in Bora te Biromaru kampong
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