The East Kolaka Regency is a new and the only landlocked regency of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, established on 11 January 2013 from the former eastern nine districts of the Kolaka Regency. The administrative centre lies at Tirawuta; its current Regent (from 2022) is Abdul Aziz. The area is 3,991.78 km², and the population at the 2020 census was 120,699;^[2] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 126,754 - comprising 65,337 males and 61,417 females.^[1]

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East Kolaka Regency Kabupaten Kolaka Timur
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Inae Konasara Iye Pinesara Inae Liasara Iye Pinekasara Whoever respects customs will be honored but whoever does not respect customs will not be honored.
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 3°58′46″S 121°54′00″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Capital	Tirawuta
Government
• Regent (Bupati)	Abdul Aziz. SH
Area
• Total	3,991.78 km2 (1,541.23 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	126,754
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Postcode	93573
Area code	(+62) 405

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On 14 December 2012, the Indonesian Parliament approved the establishment of a new East Kolaka Regency (Kolaka Timur), to be split off from the existing Kolaka Regency; the new regency - which came into effect on 11 January 2013 under Law No. 8 of 2013 - comprised nine districts of the existing Kolaka Regency; subsequently an additional three districts have been created by splitting existing districts. These are detailed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census^[3] and the 2020 census,^[2] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 117 rural desa and 16 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of Aere District is included in the figure for Lambandia District, from which it was subsequently split off.
(b) including one kelurahan. (c) the 2010 population of Dangia District is included in the figure for Ladongi District, from which it was subsequently split off.
(d) comprising 4 kelurahan and 6 desa. (e) including 2 kelurahan. (f) including 3 kelurahan.
(g) the 2010 population of Ueesi District is included in the figure for Uluiwoi District, from which it was subsequently split off.