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 1,182.4 km2, and the districts in that area contained a population of 94,893 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2018) is 114,596.[1]
Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Southeast Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Southeast Sulawesi |
| Capital | Pasar Wajo |
| Government | |
| • Regent | La Bakry |
| • Vice Regent | vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,182.40 km2 (456.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 114,596 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 402 |
| Website | butonkab |
The capital is nominally at Pasar Wajo, 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[2] and according to the latest (for 2015) estimates, and the location of their administrative centres.[3]
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Estimate 2015 | Admin centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalimu | 317.29 | 10,290 | 9,625 | Kamaru |
| Lasalimu Selatan (South Lasalimu) | 88.09 | 12,815 | 13,338 | Ambuau |
| Siontapina | 181.02 | 12,167 | 12,642 | Matanauwe |
| Wolowa | 65.02 | 4,946 | 5,177 | Wolowa |
| Kapontori | 113.00 | 12,619 | 13,126 | Mataumpana |
| Pasar Wajo | 356.40 | 37,067 | 38,610 | Pasar Wajo |
| Wabula | 51.58 | 4,989 | 5,152 | Wabula |
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 Pasar Wajo, the seat of the regency.
| Climate data for Pasar Wajo | |||||||||||||
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| 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[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
- "Climate: Pasar Wajo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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Capital: Kendari | ||
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