Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton
Regency
Coat of arms of Buton Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Buton Regency is located in Sulawesi
Buton Regency
Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Buton Regency is located in Indonesia
Buton Regency
Buton Regency
Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E / 5.15861°S 121.93083°E / -5.15861; 121.93083
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalPasarwajo
Government
 • RegentLa Bakry
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total1,648.04 km2 (636.31 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total119,353
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 402
Websitebutonkab.go.id

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] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 119,353 (comprising 60,252 males and 59,101 females).[1]

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

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Buton Regency was divided 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 and is situated entirely on Muna 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 the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 83 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
74.04.23Lasalimu (a)319.6510,29012,39512,850Kamaru15 (b)93756
74.04.24Lasalimu Selatan
(South Lasalimu)		147.0112,81515,20415,716Ambuau Indah1693757
74.04.27Siontapina248.8112,16715,62416,399Kumbewaha1193758
74.04.11Pasarwajo300.9737,06744,72546,107Pasarwajo22 (c)93752
74.04.28Wolowa94.554,9466,1886,462Wolowa793754
74.04.29Wabula65.274,9896,2226,494Wabula793753
74.04.22Kapontori (d)471.7712,61914,84915,325Watumotobe17 (e)93755
Totals1,648.0494,388115,207119,353Pasarwajo95

Notes: (a) includes 6 small offshore islands. (b) including 1 kelurahan. (c) comprising 9 kelurahan and 13 desa.
(d) includes 5 small offshore islands. (e) including 2 kelurahan.

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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Buton Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7404)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Pasar Wajo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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