Kotamobagu

Coordinates: 0°44′N 124°19′E / 0.733°N 124.317°E / 0.733; 124.317
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Kotamobagu
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Location within North Sulawesi
Location within North Sulawesi
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Kotamobagu is located in Sulawesi
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Kotamobagu is located in Indonesia
Kotamobagu
Kotamobagu
Kotamobagu (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°44′N 124°19′E / 0.733°N 124.317°E / 0.733; 124.317
Country Indonesia
Province North Sulawesi
Government
 • MayorTatong Bara
 • Vice MayorNayodo Koerniawan
Area
 • Total108.89 km2 (42.04 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total123,918
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 434
Websitekotamobagukota

Kotamobagu is a city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Having previously been a town within the Bolaang Mongondow Regency, Kotamobagu was separated from that regency on 2 January 2007 to become an autonomous city. It is the principal centre of the southern part of the province, the Bolaang Mongondow region, which has been under consideration by the Indonesian government to be separated from the rest of North Sulawesi and formed into a separate province. The city covers an area of 108.89 km2, and had a population of 107,459 at the 2010 Census,[2] rising to 123,722 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 123,918 (comprising 63,691 males and 60,227 females).[1]

Under consideration by the Indonesian Government since 2013 (but all such new creations have been held in abeyance since then) is the formation of a new province that would re-unite those territories which were part of the original Bolaang Mongondow Regency before 2007; it was intended that once the Province of "Bolaang Mongondow Raya" (Greater Bolaang Mongondow) is created, Kotamobagu will be approved as the new provincial capital.

Administrative districts[edit]

The city is divided into four districts (kecamatan) tabulated below with their areas and their population as at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (18 classed as urban kelurahan and 15 as rural desa), and its postal codes.

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
codes
71.74.03 Kotamobagu Selatan
(South Kotamobagu)
62.97 28,030 33,353 33,434 Poyowa Besar 9 (a) 95717
71.74.02 Kotamobagu Timur
(East Kotamobagu)
23.69 26,355 30,904 30,934 Kotobangon 10 (b) 95712 - 95719
71.74.04 Kotamobagu Barat
(West Kotamobagu)
12.20 37,678 41,843 41,816 Mongkonai Barat 6 (c) 95711 - 95716
71.74.01 Kotamobagu Utara
(North Kotamobagu)
10.04 15,396 17,622 17,734 Bilalang 1 8 (d) 95713 - 95714
Totals 108.89 107,459 123,722 123,918 33

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Mongondow, Motoboi Kecil and Pobundayan. (b) including 6 kelurahan - Kobo Besar, Kotabangun, Matali, Motoboi Besar, Sinindia and Tumbui.
(c) all 6 are kelurahan - Gogagoman, Kotamobagu, Molinow, Mogolaing, Mongkonai and Mongkonai Barat. (d) including 3 kelurahan - Biga, Genggulang and Upai.

Autonomy[edit]

As an autonomous city, in 2011 Kotamobagu was judged the best autonomous area from among 57 autonomous areas which have been formed by central government since 2007.[4]

Climate[edit]

Kotamobagu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Kotamobagu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.1
(84.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.7
(85.5)
29.6
(85.3)
29.4
(84.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.3
(84.7)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
24.9
(76.8)
25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
25.4
(77.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
21.1
(70.0)
21.4
(70.5)
21.4
(70.5)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
20.8
(69.4)
21.4
(70.5)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 216
(8.5)
179
(7.0)
186
(7.3)
201
(7.9)
211
(8.3)
174
(6.9)
134
(5.3)
93
(3.7)
94
(3.7)
136
(5.4)
204
(8.0)
197
(7.8)
2,025
(79.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Kotamobagu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7174)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kotamobagu Daerah Otonom Terbaik". March 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Climate: Kotamobagu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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