Central Buton Regency

Central Buton Regency Kabupaten Buton Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 5.311493°S 122.456664°E / -5.311493; 122.456664
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Established	24 July 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded by	Government of Indonesia
Capital	Labungkari
Government
• Regent	Samahuddin
• Vice Regent	La Ntau
Area
• Total	837.16 km^2 (323.23 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[2]
• Total	121,369
• Density	140/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 402
Website	butontengahkab.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 837.16 km² comprising the southern parts of Muna Island and Kabaena Island, together with several small offshore islands adjacent to these two main islands, but with no territory located on Buton Island (the title is thus a misnomer). It had a population of 86,112 at the 2010 Census^[3] and 114,773 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 121,369.^[2] The administrative centre lies at Labungkari in Lakudo District.^[5]

Administrative districts

The Central Buton Regency is divided into seven districts (kecamatan),^[6][7] tabulated below with their areas and 2010^[3] and 2020 Census^[4] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[2] The table also includes the location of the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 67 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), the number of small offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km^2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	No. of islands	Post code
74.14.04	Mawasangka	229.02	22,054	28,985	31,571	Mawasangka	19 ^(a)	1	93762
74.14.03	Mawasangka Tengah (Central Mawasangka)	121.99	9,147	12,717	14,427	Lanto	10 ^(b)	6	93764
74.14.02	Mawasangka Timur (East Mawasangka)	93.35	4,839	6,130	6,691	Lasori	8	6	93765
74.14.01	Lakudo	204.30	20,210	26,556	27,542	Lakudo	15 ^(c)	3	93763
74.14.06	Gu	93.10	15,836	21,540	21,408	Watulea	12 ^(d)	-	93761
74.14.07	Sangia Wambulu	5.91	5,003	5,903	6,012	Tolandona	6 ^(e)	-	93760
74.14.05	Talaga Raya ^(f)	89.49	9,023	12,942	13,718	Talaga Satu	7 ^(g)	5	93766
	Totals	837.16	86,112	114,773	121,369		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.

Note: (a) includes 2 kelurahan (Mawasangka and Watolo). (b) includes one kelurahan (Lakorua).
(c) includes 3 kelurahan (Boneoge, Gu Timur and Lakudo). (d) includes 2 kelurahan (Bombonawulu and Watulea).
(e) includes one kelurahan (Tolandona). (f) Talaga Raya District comprises the southern part of Kabaena Island together with two smaller islands off its south-east coast - Talaga Besar (Great Talaga) and Talaga Kecil (Little Talaga); over 60% of the district's population inhabit Talaga Kecil, which contained 7,836 inhabitants (at the 2020 Census) in its area of 3.29 km². (g) includes one kelurahan (Talaga I).

References

1. "Pembentukan Kabupaten Buton Tengah Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Buton Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7414)
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.

External links

• Official website