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Tana Toraja district. Tana Toraja Regency is a regency in South Sulawesi province, with regents named Ir. Nico Biringkanae. The district capital is Makale. Before the expansion, the district has an area of 3,203 km² and a population of as many as 221 .081 inhabitants (2010). Toraja tribe who inhabit the mountainous regions and maintain a distinctive lifestyle and still shows the original Austronesian lifestyle and culture similar to Nias. This area is one of the attractions in South Sulawesi.

Map of north toraja district
Map of north toraja district
Redistricting. Based on Law No. 28 of 2008, the northern part of the district was expanded into North Toraja Regency with capital Rantepao.

Tourism site. Tana Toraja is one tourist attraction Indonesia, inhabited by Toraja who inhabit the mountainous regions and maintain a distinctive lifestyle and still shows the original Austronesian lifestyle and culture similar to Nias. This area is one of the attractions in South Sulawesi.
Pallawa. Tongkonan Pallawa is one tongkonan or houses that are very attractive and are among the bamboo trees on the hilltop. Tongkonan was decorated with a number of buffalo horns attached at the front of the customs house. Located about 12 km to the north of Rantepao.
Dead-end Kalando. Tongkonan / house Puang Sangalla '(King Sangalla') dwells. Puang Sangala as a resting place 'and also the palace where the royal government manage Sangalla' at that time, Tongkonan andes Kalando titled "detainees tando langi 'lantangna Kaero Important houses". Dead-end Kalando Tongkonan now used as museum objects that store prehistoric and Sangalla royal heritage '.
Lemo. The place is often referred to as the home of the spirits. Lemo in the cemetery we can see the corpses were stored in the open air, amid the steep rocks. This cemetery is a blend of death, art and ritual. At certain times of clothes from the bodies will be replaced with a ceremony of Ma 'Nene.
Kambira. Infant graves that have not grown teeth (age 6 months and under) are in place in the tree of life that is perforated.

Conservation efforts. Tana Toraja is one of the conservation of cultural civilization MALAY Proto Austronesian still maintained until now. Cultural customs, music, dance, oral literature, language, home, carvings, weavings and culinary still very traditional, making the Indonesian government seek to Tana Toraja can be known in the international world, one of which is run Tana Toraja to UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2009.
This is supported by the Japanese to make Tana Toraja as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan itself will participate in the conservation efforts, particularly with regard to custom homes in the area.
This support is delivered in a meeting between the delegations of Indonesia and Japan in Poznan, Poland, on Saturday (11/09/2010), after the meeting was held immediately following the Ministerial Meeting on Culture of Asia and Europe (Asia-Europa Culture Ministers Meeting / ASEM) which is fourth in the 9- September 10 in Poznan, which was attended by representatives of about 40 countries in Asia and Europe.

Economy.  Most of the Toraja people live as farmers. Commodity of Toraja are vegetables, coffee, clove, chocolate and vanilla.
Economies of Tana Toraja 6 driven by traditional market with a system of rotation every six days. Sixth existing markets are:

market Makale
market Ge'tengan
Sangalla market '
market Rembon
market Salubarani

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