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 848.6 km2. The administrative centre lies at Labungkari.[3] It had a population of 86,112 at the 2010 Census.[4] The latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) was 91,099.[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
 • Total848.6 km2 (327.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total91,099
 • Density110/km2 (280/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 2015 Census populations, together with the later official estimates for mid-2017.[9] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and the post codes.

NameArea in
km2.		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2015		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2017		vill-
ages		Post
Code
Talaga Raya 193.79,0239,3479,708793766
Mawasangka224.522,05422,89523,2861993762
Mawasangka Tengah
(Central Mawasangka)		125.19,1479,4899,6361093764
Mawasangka Timur
(East Mawasangka)		93.94,8395,0075,115893765
Lakudo206.220,21020,93021,4081593763
Gu99.815,83616,42916,6541293761
Sangia Wambulu5.45,0035,1925,292693760
Totals848.686,11289,28991,0997793766

Note: 1 includes 5 small islands off the south coast of Kabaena.

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, 2017.
  3. "UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 15 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN BOTON TENGAH DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA" (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2017.
  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, 2017.


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