North Buton Regency

North Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Utara
Regency

Seal
North Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Buton Regency
North Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°46′48″S 122°58′53″E / 4.78000°S 122.98139°E / -4.78000; 122.98139
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Capital Buranga
Government
 • Regent Abu Hasan
 • Vice Regent Romadio
Area
 • Total 1,864.91 km2 (720.05 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 59,281
 • Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 403
Website butonutarakab.go.id

North Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton Utara) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was separated from Buton Regency in accordance with Indonesia's Law Number 14 of 2007. The area of the regency is 1,864.91 km2, and its population according to the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 59,281. The principal town lies at Buranga.[1]

Administration

North Buton Regency was divided at 2010 into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

NamePopulation
Census 2010
Bonegunu7,727
Kambowa6,224
Wakorumba6,513
Kulisusu20,652
Kulisusu Barat
(West Kulisusu)		5,823
Kulisusu Utara
(North Kulisusu)		7,797

References

  1. ↑ "Kemendagri Tegaskan Buranga Ibu Kota Buton Utara". September 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 4°46′48″S 122°58′53″E / 4.78000°S 122.98139°E / -4.78000; 122.98139


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