Buton Regency

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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
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Capital
Government
 • RegentLa Bakry
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total1,648.04 km2 (636.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total115,207
 • Density70/km2 (180/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 1,648.04 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 capital is nominally at , 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.

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, their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census,[5] and the location of their administrative centres.[6]

Name Area in
km2		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Admin
centre
Lasalimu 319.65 10,290 12,395 Kamaru
Lasalimu Selatan
(South Lasalimu)		 147.01 12,815 15,204 Ambuau Indah
Siontapina 248.81 12,167 15,624 Kumbewaha
Pasarwajo 300.97 37,067 44,725 Pasarwajo
Wolowa 94.55 4,946 6,188 Wolowa
Wabula 65.27 4,989 6,222 Wabula
Kapontori 471.77 12,619 14,849 Watumotobe
Totals 1,648.04 94,388 115,207 Pasarwajo

Climate[]

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.

hideClimate data for Pasarwajo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
  7. ^ "Climate: Pasar Wajo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083


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