Masamba

Masamba
Masamba
	District and town
	Masamba Location in Sulawesi
	Coordinates: 2°33′11″S 120°19′39″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Regency	North Luwu Regency
Area
• Total	1,068.85 km2 (412.69 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Postal code	92912 ‒ 92961
Area code(s)	0473

Masamba is a small river town and kecamatan in the North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The town lies on the Patikala River. It is served by Andi Jemma Airport. Much of the land in the region is swampy coastal plains with mangroves found in its shallow waters.[1]

A population of Bugis who are known to be Muslims come from Masamba.[2] A number of these Islamic Bugis moved out of the village into Rompo in the 1940s and into the lowlands of the region into Tabalu and Saatu in the 1950s and 1960s.[3] Rattan trading and making is said to be important to the local economy.[4] Coconuts are also grown near the coast in this region of Sulawesi.

References

Herman Theodoor Verstappen (1983). Applied geomorphology: geomorphological surveys for environmental development. Elsevier. p. 98. ISBN 0-444-42181-5.
Eva-Lotta E. Hedman (2008). Conflict, violence, and displacement in indonesia. Issue 45 of Studies on Southeast Asia, Cornell Southeast Asia Program, SEAP Publications. p. 189. ISBN 0-87727-745-1.
Gerhard Gerold, Michael Fremerey, Edi Guhardja (2004). Land use, nature conservation and the stability of rainforest margins in Southeast Asia. Springer. p. 93. ISBN 3-540-00603-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Eveline Ferretti (1997). Cutting across the lands: an annotated bibliography on natural resource management and community development in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Issue 16 of Southeast Asia Program series, SEAP Publications. p. 103. ISBN 0-87727-133-X.

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[1] Herman Theodoor Verstappen (1983). Applied geomorphology: geomorphological surveys for environmental development. Elsevier. p. 98. ISBN 0-444-42181-5.

[2] Eva-Lotta E. Hedman (2008). Conflict, violence, and displacement in indonesia. Issue 45 of Studies on Southeast Asia, Cornell Southeast Asia Program, SEAP Publications. p. 189. ISBN 0-87727-745-1.

[3] Gerhard Gerold, Michael Fremerey, Edi Guhardja (2004). Land use, nature conservation and the stability of rainforest margins in Southeast Asia. Springer. p. 93. ISBN 3-540-00603-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[4] Eveline Ferretti (1997). Cutting across the lands: an annotated bibliography on natural resource management and community development in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Issue 16 of Southeast Asia Program series, SEAP Publications. p. 103. ISBN 0-87727-133-X.