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]
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
74.10.02
Kambowa
303.44
6,224
7,279
7,859
Kambowa
11 (a)
93674
74.10.03
Bonegunu (b)
491.44
7,727
8,819
9,578
Buranga
15 (c)
93673
74.10.04
Kulisusu Barat (West Kulisusu)
370.47
5,823
6,896
7,445
Lambale
14
93670
74.10.01
Kulisusu (d)
172.78
20,652
26,276
28,729
Bangkudu
23 (e)
93672
74.10.05
Kulisusu Utara (b) (North Kulisusu)
339.64
7,797
9,486
10,448
Waode Buri
14
93675
74.10.06
Wakorumba Utara (North Wakorumba)
245.26
6,513
7,897
8,698
Labuan
13 (f)
93671
Totals
1,923.03
54,736
66,653
72,757
Buranga
90
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.
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