Lamedai – settlement in Tanggetada District, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi
Lamedai is a minor settlement in Indonesia's Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Province, located in Tanggetada District (Kecamatan Tanggetada) within Kolaka Regency (Kabupaten Kolaka). Geographically, it lies in the southeastern part of Sulawesi Island, situated at approximately 4.3 degrees south latitude and 121.6 degrees east longitude. The seat of Kolaka Regency is Kolaka City itself, which also serves as the administrative center of Kecamatan Kolaka. Detailed settlement-level data on Lamedai is not currently available, so the description below relies substantially on the generally known characteristics of the broader district—Tanggetada District, Kolaka Regency, and Sulawesi Tenggara Province—with clear indication where levels of analysis shift.
General overview
Lamedai is one of the villages in Kecamatan Tanggetada, situated in the southern part of Kolaka Regency. Tanggetada District itself is relatively little known among tourists and is fundamentally characterized as a rural, agricultural region. Kolaka Regency as a whole lies on the western coast of Sulawesi Tenggara Province, facing Bone Bay, and among the province's major industries are nickel extraction and agriculture (primarily cacao, coconut, and other plantation crops). Rural villages such as Lamedai are typically small communities whose livelihoods are characteristically tied to local agriculture and fishing. The region's infrastructure, like that of the province generally, is uneven: main roads provide road connection to the regency seat, Kolaka City, but the condition of secondary roads leading to smaller villages can vary. Specific local statistics or thorough community descriptions of Lamedai are not currently available, so the exact population, the range of local institutions, or details of land use are not known from publicly accessible sources.
Real estate and investment
Specific real estate market data for Lamedai is not available from publicly documented sources, so the following presents general trends known at the level of Kolaka Regency and Sulawesi Tenggara Province. The real estate market of Kolaka Regency exhibits characteristics typical of smaller rural Indonesian regions: land prices and property prices are substantially lower than in comparable-sized areas in Java or Bali, and demand comes primarily from local communities and investments linked to the mining sector. The presence of nickel extraction—an important element of the regency's economy—periodically stimulates labor demand and with it, demand for residential property near major cities. Smaller, more remote villages such as Lamedai may be, are generally less attractive to investors, since infrastructure and market access opportunities are more limited. In general terms—and this applies to the entire legal framework across Indonesia—foreign individuals cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over property in Indonesia; the available legal forms for them are Hak Pakai (use right) and in some cases Hak Sewa (lease right). These legal frameworks should always be discussed with a local legal expert before making investment decisions.
Safety and security
Specific factual statistical data on public safety in Lamedai is not available from publicly accessible sources. In broader context, Sulawesi Tenggara Province is generally ranked among moderate-security Indonesian regions, where serious violent crimes are rare, but as in other developing rural areas of the country, minor community conflicts or crimes against property may occur. In rural villages—and this is generally true for similar regions in Indonesia—local community networks and mutual acquaintance often contribute to maintaining local order. For any matter, local police authorities (Polres Kolaka) have jurisdiction over the regency territory. The public safety characterization presented here is based on general assessments of Kolaka Regency and Sulawesi Tenggara Province, and does not apply specifically to Lamedai.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions verifiable from reliable sources are documented for Lamedai village, so the following presents the known assets of the broader Kolaka Regency and Sulawesi Tenggara Province. Kolaka Regency lies on the shore of Bone Bay, creating favorable conditions for coastal and marine tourism, although specifically tourism-oriented infrastructure is underdeveloped in the region. Considering Sulawesi Tenggara Province as a whole, Wakatobi National Park—which consists of a system of islands and coral reefs—is the province's most famous natural attraction and is an internationally recognized diving destination, though this park lies several hundred kilometers to the east in a straight line from Lamedai, in the province's island portion. Kecamatan Tanggetada and its immediate surroundings do not appear in known tourism publications or documented routes, which suggests that the region may offer informal experiences to visitors interested in nature and local culture, rather than organized tourist programs.
Summary
Lamedai is a small rural settlement in Sulawesi Tenggara Province, Indonesia, forming part of Tanggetada District in Kolaka Regency. Detailed factual data on the village is not currently available in public sources, so this description relied on general information available at the level of Kolaka Regency and the province. The region is most significant from the perspectives of agriculture and mining; it is poorly documented from tourism and real estate market standpoints, though the broader natural assets of Sulawesi Tenggara Province are noteworthy. Those seeking more detailed, current information on Lamedai would benefit from gathering it from local sources—such as the administrative bodies of Kolaka Regency or through on-site research.
