North Luwu Regency

North Luwu Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It was created on 20 April 1999 by separation of the province's northern districts formerly within the Luwu Regency; however on 25 February 2003 it was reduced when the easternmost of these same districts were split off to create the East Luwu Regency. It now covers 7,502.58 km2 and had a population of 287,606 at the 2010 census and 322,919 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 327,820 (comprising 165,682 males and 162,138 females ). The principal town lies at Masamba.

North Luwu Regency
Kabupaten Luwu Utara
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalMasamba
Government
  RegentIndah Putri Indriani
Area
  Total7,502.58 km2 (2,896.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total327,820
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code+62 473
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