Central Buton Regency
Central Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Tengah | |
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 Seal | |
 Location within Southeast Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′41″S 122°27′24″E / 5.311493°S 122.456664°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Province | Southeast Sulawesi |
| Established | 24 July 2014[1] |
| Founded by | Government of Indonesia |
| Capital | Labungkari |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Samahuddin |
| • Vice Regent | La Ntau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 848.6 km2 (327.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 115,698 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 402 |
| Website | butontengahkab |
Central Buton Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Buton Tengah) is a new regency of Southeast Sulawesi established by separation from Buton Regency under Act No.15 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014. It covers an area of 848.6 km2. The administrative centre lies at Labungkari.[3] It had a population of 86,112 at the 2010 Census.
Administrative districts
The Central Buton Regency is divided into seven districts (kecamatan),[4][5], tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census populations.[6]
| Name | Area in km2. |
Population Census 2010 |
No. of Villages |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawasangka | 224.5 | 22,054 | 19 | 93762 |
| Mawasangka Tengah (Central Mawasangka) |
125.1 | 9,147 | 10 | 93764 |
| Mawasangka Timur (East Mawasangka) |
93.9 | 4,839 | 8 | 93765 |
| Lakudo | 206.2 | 20,210 | 15 | 93763 |
| Gu | 99.8 | 15,836 | 12 | 93761 |
| Sangia Wambulu | 5.4 | 5,003 | 6 | 93760 |
| Talaga Raya 1 | 93.7 | 9,023 | 7 | 93766 |
1 includes 5 small islands off the south coast of Kabaena.
The new Regency thus comprises six districts in the southern part of Muna Island together with one district (Talaga Raya) in the southern part of Kabaena Island. It notably does not contain any portion of Buton Island.
References
- ^ "Pembentukan Kabupaten Buton Tengah Di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
- ^ The Regency Government of Buton recorded total population before the establishment of new regency in Southeast Sulawesi
- ^ "UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 15 TAHUN 2014 PEMBENTUKAN KABUPATEN BOTON TENGAH DI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA" (in Indonesian). Government of Indonesia.
- ^ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Buton Tengah" (in Indonesian). BPK Kendari.
- ^ "Pembagian Administrasi Kabupaten Buton Tengah" (in Indonesian). Peta Tematik Indonesia.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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