Buru Regency

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Buru Regency
Kabupaten Buru
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Motto(s): 
Retemena Barasehe
(Keep Moving Forward, Never Give Up)
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Location within Maluku
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Buru Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
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Buru Regency
Buru Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°19′40″S126°41′03″E / 3.3277°S 126.6841°E / -3.3277; 126.6841
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Flag of Maluku.svg  Maluku
Capital Namlea
Government
  RegentRamly I. Umasugi
  Vice RegentAmustofa Besan
Area
  Total7,595.58 km2 (2,932.67 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total139,408
  Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code (+62) 913
Website burukab.go.id

Buru Regency is a regency of Maluku province, Indonesia. When it was first created on 4 October 1999 (by separation from Central Maluku Regency), the regency encompassed the entire island (plus outlying islands); but on 24 June 2008 the southern 40% of the island was split off to form a separate Buru Selatan (South Buru) Regency. The residual Buru Regency comprises the northern 60% of the island of Buru and covers an area of 7,595.58 km2. The population at the 2010 census was 108,445 [2] and at the 2020 census this had increased to 135,238; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 139,408 (comprising 70,598 males and 68,810 females). [1] The principal town lies at Namlea.

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 census the Buru Regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan), but subsequently this has been increased to ten districts by the splitting of the existing districts. The ten districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census [2] and the 2020 census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
81.04.01Namlea951.1537,21836,68037,264Namlea797571
81.04.03Waeapo (a)102.5034,15312,04012,692Waenetat797578
81.04.06Waplau585.2310,00012,69813,186Waplau1097573
81.04.10Bata Bual (b)108.608,1479,4399,261Ilath597574
81.04.14Teluk Kaiely
(Kaiely Bay)
141.08(c)3,9984,412Kaiely597577
81.04.12Waelata234.50(c)13,58114,482Basakale1097579
81.04.11Lolong Guba457.02(c)12,46513,315Kubalahin1097576
81.04.15Lilialy481.50(c)11,20811,181Sawa597570
81.04.02Air Buaya1,702.3518,92712,01912,082Air Buaya1097572
81.04.13Fena Leisela2,831.65(c)11,19011,533Wainlana1397575
Totals7,595.58108,445135,238139,408Namlea82

Notes: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Nirwana Besar and Pulau Nirwana Kecil. (b) including the offshore island of Pulau Batukapal. (c) the 2010 populations of these new districts are included in the figures for the districts from which they were split away.

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