North Buton Regency

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North Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Utara
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Motto: 
Lipu Tinadeakono Sara
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Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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North Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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North Buton Regency
North Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°46′48″S122°58′53″E / 4.78000°S 122.98139°E / -4.78000; 122.98139
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Capital Buranga
Government
  RegentAbu Hasan
  Vice RegentRomadio
Area
  Total1,923.03 km2 (742.49 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total72,757
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 403
Website butonutarakab.go.id

North Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton Utara) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was separated from Buton Regency in accordance with Indonesia's Law Number 14 of 2007. The area of the regency, which covers the north part of Buton Island, is 1,923.03 km2. Its population was 54,736 at the 2010 Census [2] and 66,653 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 72,757. [1] The administrative capital of the regency is at the town of Buranga, in Bonegunu District. [4]

Contents

Administration

North Buton Regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), 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 locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 78 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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
74.10.02Kambowa303.446,2247,2797,859Kambowa11 (a)93674
74.10.03Bonegunu (b)491.447,7278,8199,578Buranga15 (c)93673
74.10.04Kulisusu Barat
(West Kulisusu)
370.475,8236,8967,445Lambale1493670
74.10.01Kulisusu (d)172.7820,65226,27628,729Bangkudu23 (e)93672
74.10.05Kulisusu Utara (b)
(North Kulisusu)
339.647,7979,48610,448Waode Buri1493675
74.10.06Wakorumba Utara
(North Wakorumba)
245.266,5137,8978,698Labuan13 (f)93671
Totals1,923.0354,73666,65372,757Buranga90

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan (Kambowa). (b) includes 4 small offshore islands.
(c) including 2 kelurahan (Bonegunu and Buranga). (d) includes 3 small offshore islands.
(e) comprises 7 kelurahan (Bangkudu, Bonelipu, Lakonea, Lemo, Lipu, Sara'ea and Wandaka) and 16 desa.
(f) including 2 kelurahan (Labuan and Labuan Wolio).

Five other administrative districts (kecamatan) which lie geographically on the west coast of North Buton - Pasir Putih, Pasi Kolaga, Wakorumba Selatan (South Wakorumba), Batukara and Maligano - with a combined area of 400.78 km2 and a population of 25,211 in mid 2023 (22,534 at the 2020 Census), are administratively part of Muna Regency.

Climate

Buranga, the regency seat has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from July to November and heavy rainfall from December to June.

Climate data for Buranga
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.8
(87.4)
30.6
(87.1)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
29.7
(85.5)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
31.6
(88.9)
32.1
(89.8)
31.3
(88.3)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
27.1
(80.8)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.0
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.3
(72.1)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.6
(72.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.9
(75.0)
23.1
(73.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)198
(7.8)
192
(7.6)
193
(7.6)
279
(11.0)
301
(11.9)
192
(7.6)
111
(4.4)
34
(1.3)
22
(0.9)
47
(1.9)
86
(3.4)
152
(6.0)
1,807
(71.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

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  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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  5. "Climate: Buranga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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