Buton Regency

Buton Regency Kabupaten Buton
Regency
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Buton Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Buton Regency Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°09′31″S 121°55′51″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Capital	Pasar Wajo
Government
• Regent	La Bakry
• Vice Regent	vacant
Area
• Total	2,681.22 km2 (1,035.22 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	276,944
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 402
Website	butonkab.go.id

Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province. It has an area of 2,681.22 km², and a population estimated at 276,944 (for January 2014). The capital is at Pasar Wajo, but the administrative centre is at Baubau on the south-west of the island, although that city is administratively separate from the Regency.

Administration

The Buton Regency was divided at 2010 into 21 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

Name	Population Census 2010
Lasalimu	10,290
Lasalimu Selatan (South Lasalimu)	12,815
Siontapina	12,167
Pasar Wajo	37,067
Wolowa	4,946
Wabula	4,989
Sampolawa	20,121
Batu Atas	8,246
Lapandewa	7,772
Batauga	13,993
Siompu	8,753
Kadatua	7,703
Siompu Barat (West Siompu)	8,119
Kapontori	12,619
Gu	15,836
Sangia Wambulu	5,003
Lakudo	20,210
Mawasangka	22,054
Mawasangka Timur (East Mawasangka)	4,839
Mawasangka Tengah (Central Mawasangka)	9,147
Talaga Raya	9,023

However, in 2012 it was announced that the regency was to be split, with the southern districts forming a new Buton Selatan Regency, and the central districts forming a new Buton Tengah Regency.