Central Buton Regency

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 Labungkari.[5]

Central Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Central Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Central Buton Regency
Central Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.311493°S 122.456664°E / -5.311493; 122.456664
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
Established24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)[1]
Founded byGovernment of Indonesia
CapitalLabungkari
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

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.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Admin
centre		Number
of
villages		Number
of
islands		Post
code
Mawasangka229.0222,05428,985Mawasangka19193762
Mawasangka Tengah
(Central Mawasangka)		121.999,14712,717Lanto10693764
Mawasangka Timur
(East Mawasangka)		93.354,8396,130Lasori8693765
Lakudo204.3020,21026,556Lakudo15393763
Gu93.1515,83621,540Watulea12-93761
Sangia Wambulu5.915,0035,903Tolandona6-93760
Talaga Raya89.369,02312,942Talaga Satu7593766
Totals837.0886,112114,7737721

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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