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Buton Regency

Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083
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Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton
Regency
Coat of arms of Buton Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Buton Regency is located in Sulawesi
Buton Regency
Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Buton Regency is located in Indonesia
Buton Regency
Buton Regency
Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalPasarwajo
Government
 • RegentLa Bakry
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total1,647.87 km2 (636.25 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total120,873
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 402
Websitebutonkab.go.id

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 1,647.87 km2, and the districts in that area contained a population of 94,388 at the 2010 Census[2] while the 2020 Census produced a total of 115,207;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 120,873[1] The capital is nominally at Pasarwajo, but the regency's administration is actually undertaken in the city of Baubau on the south-west of the island, although that city is administratively separate from the Regency.

Administration

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The original Buton Regency was formed in 1959 with a much wider area, including most of the island districts in the south of the province, but on 21 June 2001 the town of Bau-Bau was separated out to become an independent city, and on 18 December 2003 two new regencies were formed from parts of Buton Regency - Bombana Regency to the west and Wakatobi Regency to the east. At the time of the 2010 Census, the residual Buton Regency was divided into 21 districts (kecamatan), but in 2012 it was announced that the regency was to be further 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 and is situated entirely on Muna Island and Kabaena Island). This division was made effective on 24 July 2014.

The remaining seven districts are tabulated below with their areas, their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 83 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
74.04.23 Lasalimu (a) 318.90 10,290 12,395 13,235 Kamaru 15 (b) 93756
74.04.24 Lasalimu Selatan
(South Lasalimu)		 147.01 12,815 15,204 15,939 Ambuau Indah 16 93757
74.04.27 Siontapina 248.81 12,167 15,624 16,769 Kumbewaha 11 93758
74.04.11 Pasarwajo 300.13 37,067 44,725 45,959 Pasarwajo 22 (c) 93752
74.04.28 Wolowa 94.55 4,946 6,188 6,793 Wolowa 7 93754
74.04.29 Wabula 66.11 4,989 6,222 6,813 Wabula 7 93753
74.04.22 Kapontori (d) 472.36 12,619 14,849 15,365 Watumotobe 17 (e) 93755
Totals 1,647.87 94,388 115,207 120,873 Pasarwajo 95

Notes: (a) includes 6 small offshore islands. (b) including 1 kelurahan (Kamaru).
(c) comprising 9 kelurahan (Awainulu, Kahulungaya, Kambula-Bulana, Kombeli, Pasarwajo, Saragi, Takimpo, Wagola and Wasaga) and 13 desa.
(d) includes 5 small offshore islands. (e) including 2 kelurahan (Wakangka and Watumotobe).

Climate

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Buton regency has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy rainfall from November to June. The following climate data is for the town of Pasarwajo, the seat of the regency.

Climate data for Pasarwajo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.4
(86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.3
(79.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.3
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 242
(9.5) 		217
(8.5) 		217
(8.5) 		181
(7.1) 		217
(8.5) 		181
(7.1) 		105
(4.1) 		43
(1.7) 		41
(1.6) 		44
(1.7) 		133
(5.2) 		234
(9.2) 		1,855
(72.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Buton Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7404)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Pasar Wajo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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