West Muna Regency () 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;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. the 2020 Census recorded a population of 84,590,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 93,060 (comprising 46,061 males and 46,999 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413) Its administrative centre is Laworo in the Tiworo Islands District.
Administrative districts The West Muna Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Muna Barat Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7413) 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 ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofVillagesPostCode 74.13.09 Tiworo Kepulauan (a) (Tiworo Islands) 77.906,4067,6538,549Kambara9 (b) 93653 74.13.06 Maginti (c) 40.578,2268,9539,426Pajala893643 74.14.07 Tiworo Tengah (d) (Central Tiworo) 82.356,5037,6048,569Wapae Jaya893654 74.13.05 Tiworo Selatan (South Tiworo) 66.984,8305,7386,224Kasimpa Jaya593644 74.13.08 Tiworo Utara (e) (North Tiworo) 62.054,8635,6846,098Tondasi793656 74.13.03 Lawa 85.177,4308,7319,296Lawa8 (f) 9365174.13.01 Sawerigadi 102.606,2848,0479,132Sawerigadi1093657 74.13.02 Barangka 33.095,9787,3118,341Barangka893650 74.13.04 Wadaga 175.055,7066,3876,969Wadaga793652 74.13.10 Kusambi 103.3310,69912,94414,129Kusambi10 (g) 93655 74.13.11 Napano Kusambi 77.194,7075,5386,327Lahaji693658 Totals 906.2871,63284,59093,060Laworo86
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.
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