Additionally, the former capital of Luwu Regency, Palopo, was designated as an independent municipality (city) on 10 April 2002.

Luwu is known for its natural resources, which include rice, cocoa, coconut, bananas, sago (sagu), rambutan, and langsat.

In I La Galigo, three places are frequently mentioned: Wara, Luwu, and Wewangriu, which are collectively referred to as Tompotikka.

According to this tradition, the world was divinely extended from the sky, prepared, and blessed with abundant natural resources.

Turbid refers to being full of content, like the color of a river during a flood, while dark symbolizes forests and sago plants near the coast.

Salombe explained that the people of Luwu refer to those living in the mountains or the west as "Toraja."

Conversely, the Toraja people refer to those living near the coast, in the east, or in the lowlands as "Luwu" or "Lu."

Geographically, Luwu Regency is situated between 2°3’45” and 3°37’30” South Latitude and 119°15” and 121°43’11” East Longitude.

Its administrative borders are as follows: Luwu Regency is divided into two separate areas, with the city of Palopo located in the middle.

The most well-known dish in Luwu is kepurung (also called kapurung, pugalu, bugalu, or kapeda), made from the sago plant (Metroxylon sagu).

Luwu is the origin of La Galigo, the longest epic in the world, created before the Mahabharata.

Some manuscripts of La Galigo are preserved in European museums, including the Leiden University Library.