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 1,648.04 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]

Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Buton Regency
Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalPasarwajo
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

The capital is nominally at Pasarwajo, 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]

NameArea in
km2
Population
Census
2010
Population
Census
2020
Admin
centre
Lasalimu319.6510,29012,395Kamaru
Lasalimu Selatan
(South Lasalimu)
147.0112,81515,204Ambuau Indah
Siontapina248.8112,16715,624Kumbewaha
Pasarwajo300.9737,06744,725Pasarwajo
Wolowa94.554,9466,188Wolowa
Wabula65.274,9896,222Wabula
Kapontori471.7712,61914,849Watumotobe
Totals1,648.0494,388115,207Pasarwajo

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.

Climate 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.


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