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North Konawe Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Capital
  
Wanggudu

Province
  
Southeast Sulawesi

North Konawe Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Utara) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The principal town lies at Wanggudu.

Contents

Map of North Konawe Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

Administration

The North Konawe Regency was divided at 2010 into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

Wawolesea Karst

Wawolesea Karst is rare and unique, 80 kilometers north of Kendari or just 10 kilometers from Tanjung Taipa Beach. There are a 500-meter square pond several meters from the beach with altar and travertine columns which formed by salty water hot fountain. The salty water came from tunnels below sea level and the hot water with temperature between 35 to 45 Celsius degrees came from active tectonic. The hot sandy around them is suitable for Maleo birds to bury their eggs which will hatch by hot sandy temperature. Anoa as endemic animal can be found also in this area.

References

North Konawe Regency Wikipedia