Tana Toraja
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Tana Toraja (Torajaland, Land of the Toraja or Tator) is a regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Makale, where the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao.
Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regenschap (or regency) status was given on October 8, 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition to that, tens of Western anthropologists have come to Tana Toraja to study the indenous culture and people of Toraja.
[edit] Geography
Tana Toraja is located on the Sulawesi island, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. Its geographical location is between latitude of 2°-3° South and longitude 119°-120° East (center: ). The total area is 3.205,77 km², about 5% of the South Sulawesi province. The topography of Tana Toraja is mountain area. The minimu elevation is 150 m, while the maximum is 3,083 above the sea level. [1]
