Datahu – small settlement in Kecamatan Anggrek, Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara regency
Datahu is a village in the Gorontalo Province of Indonesia, located on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes). Administratively, it belongs to Kecamatan Anggrek, which functions as part of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara (North Gorontalo regency). The regency capital is the city of Kwandang. Based on the settlement's coordinates (0.9252647 north latitude, 122.4920088 east longitude), it is situated near the Equator in the interior areas of the northern coast of Sulawesi. Independent, village-level publicly available source material about Datahu does not currently exist, so the description below necessarily relies on information available at the level of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara and on reliable characteristics of the broader region.
General overview
Datahu belongs to the Kecamatan Anggrek administrative unit, which is one of the districts within Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara. North Gorontalo regency was established on January 2, 2007, based on Law Number 11 of 2007, as a result of the third division of the former Kabupaten Gorontalo. The regency comprises a total of 11 kecamatan and 123 villages, with an area of 1,703.06 km² and a population of 131,338 as of mid-2024, representing a population density of 77 per km². This figure is relatively low, indicating that a significant portion of the area consists of rural, small-population villages. Datahu almost certainly falls into this category: based on available data, it is a poorly documented, small settlement built on agricultural or fishing activities, which does not figure among known tourist or economic destinations. Kecamatan Anggrek encompasses both the coastal and interior areas of the regency – however, regarding exact location and local employment structure, only generalizations at the regency level can be made reliably.
Real estate and investment
No publicly available, reliable village-level data exists regarding Datahu's real estate market. Within the broader context of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara, it can be noted that this is a relatively young regency, established in 2007, whose economic development is still ongoing. The region is primarily based on agriculture, fishing, and small-scale commerce, which typically entails restrained real estate market activity and lower land prices within the Indonesian scale. Gorontalo Province as a whole also ranks among the less urbanized areas of the country, so the pace of infrastructure development and the level of real estate demand lag behind that of major tourist destinations (such as Bali or Java). According to general Indonesian regulations, foreign nationals cannot acquire direct ownership rights (Hak Milik) to arable land or residential property in Indonesia, but can only engage in real estate transactions through specified legal titles – such as Hak Pakai (usufruct rights) or long-term rental arrangements. This general legal framework applies to North Gorontalo regency and to Datahu as well. From an investment perspective, the area may be more relevant for those betting on the region's long-term development and the local agricultural or aquaculture sectors, rather than for those seeking short-term returns.
Safety and security
No detailed, independent, village-level statistics exist regarding safety and security in Datahu. Gorontalo Province and, within it, Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara generally exhibits the typical security profile of rural Indonesian regions: residents of small settlements typically maintain close community ties, and violent crimes in rural villages occur at relatively lower rates compared to large cities. This is, however, a general observation that applies to all low-population-density, rural areas of Indonesia and should not be considered verified, specific data regarding Datahu. As always, current security conditions are more accurately depicted by Indonesian authorities and reliable travel advisories, such as warnings from various countries' foreign ministries.
Tourist attractions
No data concerning specific, named tourist attractions associated with Datahu village appears in available sources. The broader Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara region is located on the northern coast of Sulawesi, where natural assets – the coastal strip, hilly interior areas, and tropical vegetation – generally determine nature-based tourism possibilities. Kecamatan Anggrek itself connects to the regency's coastal zone, where in principle coastal landscapes and local fishing communities could offer tourist interest. The better-known natural attractions of Gorontalo Province – such as Taman Nasional Bogani Nani Wartabone (Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park) – are located in neighboring areas, but these cannot be identified as destinations near Datahu or easily accessible from it, since precise distance data are unavailable. On this basis, Datahu is not currently considered a known tourist destination; the region's natural assets can be approached through nearby, better-documented locations.
Summary
Datahu is a small, poorly documented Indonesian village belonging to Kecamatan Anggrek within Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara, in the northern part of Sulawesi. The regency, founded in 2007, has a relatively low population density (77 per km²) and a characteristically rural structure composed of 123 villages. Datahu does not figure among known destinations from either a tourist or real estate market perspective; the region is of more interest to those curious about the authentic rural daily life of Indonesian Sulawesi. Until more detailed, village-level data become available, reliable information about the village can only be provided within the framework of the broader region.
