Central Buton Regency

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Central Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms of Central Buton Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Central Buton Regency is located in Sulawesi
Central Buton Regency
Central Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Coordinates: 5°18′41″S 122°27′24″E / 5.311493°S 122.456664°E / -5.311493; 122.456664Coordinates: 5°18′41″S 122°27′24″E / 5.311493°S 122.456664°E / -5.311493; 122.456664
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Established24 July 2014; 7 years ago (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded byGovernment of Indonesia
Capital
Government
 • RegentSamahuddin
 • Vice RegentLa Ntau
Area
 • Total837.08 km2 (323.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[2]
 • Total114,773
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 402
Websitebutontengahkab.go.id

Central Buton Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Buton Tengah) is a new regency of Southeast Sulawesi established by separation from Buton Regency under Act No.15 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014. It covers an area of 837.08 km2 comprising the southern parts of Muna Island and Kabaena Island, together with several small offshore islands adjacent to the two main islands. It had a population of 86,112 at the 2010 Census[3] and 114,773 at the 2020 Census.[4] The administrative centre lies at .[5]

Administrative districts[]

The Central Buton Regency is divided into seven districts (kecamatan),[6][7] tabulated below with their areas and 2010[8] and 2020 Census[9] populations. The table also includes the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and small offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Admin
centre		 Number
of
villages		 Number
of
islands		 Post
code
Mawasangka 229.02 22,054 28,985 Mawasangka 19 1 93762
Mawasangka Tengah
(Central Mawasangka)		 121.99 9,147 12,717 Lanto 10 6 93764
Mawasangka Timur
(East Mawasangka)		 93.35 4,839 6,130 Lasori 8 6 93765
Lakudo 204.30 20,210 26,556 Lakudo 15 3 93763
Gu 93.15 15,836 21,540 Watulea 12 - 93761
Sangia Wambulu 5.91 5,003 5,903 Tolandona 6 - 93760
Talaga Raya 89.36 9,023 12,942 Talaga Satu 7 5 93766
Totals 837.08 86,112 114,773 77 21

The new Regency thus comprises six districts in the southern part of Muna Island together with one district (Talaga Raya) in the southern part of Kabaena Island. It notably does not contain any portion of Buton Island.

References[]

  1. ^ "Pembentukan Kabupaten Buton Tengah Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 15 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN BOTON TENGAH DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA" (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  6. ^ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Buton Tengah" (in Indonesian). BPK Kendari.
  7. ^ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Buton Tengah" (in Indonesian). Peta Tematik Indonesia.
  8. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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