Kendari elevated to mayoralty

Kendari elevated to mayoralty

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Minister of Home Affairs Moch.
Yogie S.M. formally elevated Kendari's status from an
administrative town to a mayoralty yesterday.

At the same time, Yogie also installed Lasjkar Koedoes as
acting mayor of the city, Antara reported.

The promotion will place heavier demands and responsibilities
on the city administration, especially since Kendari is the seat
of the Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration, he said.

The decision to elevate Kendari's status was in anticipation
of the economic development in Indonesia's eastern provinces,
which, the minister said, would hopefully develop Kendari into an
economic growth center.

Kendari, which is 187,990 square kilometers in size, is
divided into three districts and 26 subdistricts. Its population
was put at 171,990 in 1994 and has been growing at a rate of 8.22
percent a year. (emb)