Buton Regency

Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province. It has an area of 2,681.22 km², and a population estimated at 276,944 (for January 2014). The capital is at Pasar Wajo, but the administrative centre is at Bau-Bau 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), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.^[1]

Name	Population Census 2010
Lasalimu	10,290
Lasalimu Selatan (South Lasalimu)	12,815
Siontapina	12,167
Pasar Wajo	37,067
Wolowa	4,946
Wabula	4,989
Sampolawa	20,121
Batu Atas	8,246
Lapandewa	7,772
Batauga	13,993
Siompu	8,753
Kadatua	7,703
Siompu Barat (West Siompu)	8,119
Kapontori	12,619
Gu	15,836
Sangia Wambulu	5,003
Lakudo	20,210
Mawasangka	22,054
Mawasangka Timur (East Mawasangka)	4,839
Mawasangka Tengah (Central Mawasangka)	9,147
Talaga Raya	9,023

However, in 2012 it was announced that the regency was to be split, with the southern districts forming a new Buton Selatan Regency, and the central districts forming a new Buton Tengah Regency.

References

↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Regencies and cities of Southeast Sulawesi

Capital: Kendari

Regencies	Bombana Buton Central Buton East Kolaka Kolaka Konawe Konawe Islands Muna North Buton North Kolaka North Konawe South Buton South Konawe Wakatobi West Muna

Cities	Bau-Bau Kendari

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083

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