Tana Toa

Tana Toa
Village
Location in Sulawesi
Location in Sulawesi
Tana Toa
Location in Sulawesi
Coordinates: 5°22′07″S 120°19′07″E / 5.368647°S 120.318736°E / -5.368647; 120.318736
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
RegencyBulukumba Regency
DistrictKajang
Area
 • Total1,820 ha (4,500 acres)
Highest elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total3,900
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneWITA (UTC+08:00)
Postal Code
92574
Area code0413

Tana Toa (sometimes spelled as Tanatoa, Tanah Toa, or Tanah Towa) is a village in the Kajang district, Bulukumba Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The village is located in the east coast of South Sulawesi, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from town of Kajang, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Bulukumba and 210 kilometres (130 mi) southeast of Makassar.[1][2] The village is inhabited majority by the Kajang tribe. The village is famous throughout Makassar territory as the place of great mystical power.[3]

  1. ^ justica (November 24, 2010). "Amma Toa". Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Sartika Arif, Dewi. Status Karies dan Penyakit Periodontal Masyarakat Kawasan Ada Ammatoa Duseun Benteng Desa Tana Toa Kecamatan Kajang Kabupaten Bulukumba (Report).
  3. ^ Gibson, Thomas (March 23, 2005). And the Sun Pursued the Moon: Symbolic Knowledge and Traditional Authority among the Makassar (PDF). Hawaii: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 1–17. ISBN 978-0-8248-2865-3.