Luwu

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Luwu is an administrative district ( kabupaten ) of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. Luwu has an area of ​​3098.97 km ². Main place since 2006 Belopa, before that it was the capital Palopo. The inhabitants are mostly Bugis.

History

The name goes back to the Kingdom Luwu (also Luwuq or Wareq ), the oldest kingdom in South Sulawesi. The Dutch Governor Braam Morris of Makassar dated 1889, the heyday of the empire on the tenth to fourteenth century. As his source probably served the La Galigo, an epic poem in an archaic form of the Buginese language. The Bugireich Luwu 1905 was occupied by the Dutch.

Administrative divisions

The district Luwu is composed of 21 administrative districts ( Kecamatan ) (as of 2010):

Administrative centre Sureq Galigo Bantaeng Regency Barru Regency Bone Regency Bulukumba Regency Enrekang Regency Gowa Regency Jeneponto Regency North Luwu Regency North Toraja Regency East Luwu Regency Pinrang Regency Selayar Islands Regency Sidenreng Rappang Regency Sinjai Regency Soppeng Regency Takalar Regency Wajo Regency Pare-Pare
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