Masamba is a small river town and kecamatan in the Luwu Regency

Luwu Regency

Luwu Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The principal town lies at Palopo....

 of South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi Island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west...

, Indonesia

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. The town lies on the Patikala River. It is served by Masamba Airport.
Much of the land in the region is swampy coastal plains with mangroves found in its shallow waters. North of the town is Lake Poso

Lake Poso

Lake Poso is a lake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the third-deepest lake in Indonesia. The lake contains silver and yellow eels and two endemic fish species, Adrianichtys kruyti and Xenopoecilus poptae. The town of Pendolo is situated at the southern end of the lake, the town of Tentena is...

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A population of Bugi

Bugi

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s who are known to be Muslim

Muslim

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s come from Masamba. A number of these Islamic Bugis moved out of the village into Rompo

Rompo

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 in the 1940s and into the lowlands of the region into Tabalu and Saatu in the 1950s and 1960s.Rattan

Rattan

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 trading and making is said to be important to the local economy.Coconuts

COcOnuts

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are also grown near the coast in this region of Sulawesi.