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Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It lies between 0° 30" north and 2°20" south latitude, and between 119° 45°" and 121° 45" east longitude, and covers a land area of 5,126.59 km2. It had a population of 277,236 at the 2010 Census and 300,436 at the 2020 Census; the current official estimate as of mid-2025 is 321,011 (comprising 164,954 males and 156,057 females). The administrative capital of Donggala Regency is the town of Banawa, located a 30-minute drive (34 km) northwest from the city of Palu, the capital of the province.

Home of the ruler of Donggala (1930s) Priests perform a ritual in the Bora te Biromaru kampong Indigenous people performing the Tjakalélé dance with spears and shields in Bora te Biromaru kampong Before the Dutch assumed administration in 1904 under Governor-General J. B. van Heutsz, the Central Sulawesi area was the home of eight small kingdoms (kerajaan): Palu, Sigi Dolo, Kulawi, Biromaru, Banawa, Tawaili, Parigi, and Moutong.

Since the Donggala Regency was established on 4 July 1959, then comprising almost the entire western portion of Central Sulawesi Province (Buol Toti-Toli Regency, previously part of the regency, was split off from it at that date), it has been significantly reduced in area and population. The city of Palu was split off as a separate municipality on 22 July 1994, the Parigi Moutong Regency was split off on 10 April 2002, and the Sigi Regency was split off on 21 July 2008.

In September 2018, Donggala and Palu City suffered heavy casualties due to the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.

Kabupaten Donggala dengan wilayahnya memanjang dari selatan ke utara di pesisir barat Sulawesi merupakan wilayah kabupaten terbarat di Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah. Kabupaten ini pun menjadi salah satu yang terluas di Sulteng dengan luas wilayah sebesar 5.126,6 km². Secara astronomis, wilayah Kabupaten Donggala terletak di antara 0°30” Lintang Utara dan 2°20” Lintang Selatan serta 119°45”–121°45” Bujur Timur.

Wilayah Kabupaten Donggala terbagi menjadi dua karena terpisahkan oleh Kota Palu. Terdapat 5 kecamatan di wilayah selatan dan 11 kecamatan di wilayah utara.

Sebagai salah satu kabupaten terluas di Sulawesi Tengah, Kabupaten Donggala berbatasan dengan pelbagai kabupaten/kota yang mencakup:

Oleh karena wilayahnya yang dilalui garis khatulistiwa, Kabupaten Donggala beriklim tropis (Af) dengan tipe ekuatorial, yakni suhu udara yang konstan sepanjang tahun antara 23°–33 °C dan curah hujan yang merata sepanjang tahun antara 100–200 mm per bulannya.