Buton Regency
Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, lying entirely on Buton Island. Until 2014 it had an area of 2,681.22 km2, and a population estimated at 276,944 (for January 2014). However, in 2014 it was divided into three regencies, with two new regencies being cut out of it; the residual area now is 1,213 km2, and the districts in that area contained a population of 94,893 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2018) is 114,596.[1] The capital is nominally at Pasar Wajo, but the administrative centre is in the city of Baubau on the south-west of the island, although that city is administratively separate from the Regency.
Buton Regency Kabupaten Buton | |
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Seal | |
Location within Southeast Sulawesi | |
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Southeast Sulawesi |
Capital | Pasar Wajo |
Government | |
• Regent | La Bakry |
• Vice Regent | vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 1,213.0 km2 (468.3 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 114,596 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
Area code | (+62) 402 |
Website | butonkab |
Administration
The Buton Regency was divided at 2010 into 21 districts (kecamatan), but in 2012 it was announced that the regency was to be split, with the southern seven districts split off to form a new Buton Selatan Regency, and seven other districts split off to form a new Buton Tengah Regency (although the latter does not contain any part of Buton Island). This division was made effective in 2014. The remaining seven districts are tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census populations.[2]
Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 |
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Lasalimu | 302.9 | 10,290 |
Lasalimu Selatan (South Lasalimu) | 181.5 | 12,815 |
Siontapina | 253.6 | 12,167 |
Wolowa | 57.0 | 4,946 |
Kapontori | 12,619 | |
Pasar Wajo | 306.8 | 37,067 |
Wabula | 65.4 | 4,989 |
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.