Parigi Moutong Regency
Parigi Moutong Regency
Kabupaten Parigi Moutong | |
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| Motto: Songu Lara Mombangu | |
Location within Central Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 0°55′54″S 120°11′39″E / 0.93167°S 120.19417°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Capital | Parigi |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Erwin Burase |
| • Vice Regent | Abdul Sahid |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,805.61 km2 (2,241.56 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 457,031 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 450 |
| Website | parigimoutongkab.go.id |
Parigi Moutong Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 by splitting off the eastern districts previously part of Donggala Regency. It covers an area of 5,877.47 km2 and had a population of 413,588 at the 2010 Census and 440,015 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 457,031 (comprising 233,529 males and 223,502 females). The principal town lies at Parigi in the south of the regency. The regency stretches from around Parigi district in its south all the way past Moutong district in the north, giving the name.