Wowoni Island

Wawonii
Geography
Location Southeast Asia
Coordinates 4°08′S 123°06′E / 4.133°S 123.100°E / -4.133; 123.100
Area 715 km2 (276 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population 28,944 (2010 Census)
Pop. density 40.48 /km2 (104.84 /sq mi)

Wawonii (formerly called Wowoni) is an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia, off the south east coast of Sulawesi. Its area is 715 km². From 2013, it forms a regency of its own within Southeast Sulawesi Province, having previously been a part of Konawe Regency; the new Regency, which comprises the seven districts on Wawonii Island, is named Konawe Islands Regency (Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan). The administrative capital of the new Regency is Langara (in West Wawonii District).


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