North Buton Regency

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 2021 was 67,714.[4] The principal town lies at Buranga.[5]

North Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Utara
Regency
Coat of arms of North Buton Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Lipu Tinadeakono Sara
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
North Buton Regency is located in Sulawesi
North Buton Regency
North Buton Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
North Buton Regency is located in Indonesia
North Buton Regency
North Buton Regency
North Buton Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°46′48″S 122°58′53″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalBuranga
Government
 • RegentAbu Hasan
 • Vice RegentRomadio
Area
 • Total1,923.03 km2 (742.49 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total67,714
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 403
Websitebutonutarakab.go.id

Administration

North Buton Regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Kambowa303.446,2247,2797,365Kambowa1193674
Bonegunu (a)491.447,7278,8198,903Buranga1593673
Kulisusu Barat
(West Kulisusu)		370.475,8236,8966,986Lambale1493670
Kulisusu (b)172.7820,65226,27626,806Bangkudu2393672
Kulisusu Utara (a)
(North Kulisusu)		339.647,7979,4869,635Waode Buri1493675
Wakorumba Utara
(North Wakorumba)		245.266,5137,8978,019Labuan1393671
Totals1,923.0354,73666,65367,714Buranga90

Notes: (a) includes 4 small offshore islands. (a) includes 3 small offshore islands.
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 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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[9]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  5. "Kemendagri Tegaskan Buranga Ibu Kota Buton Utara". September 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  9. "Climate: Buranga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.


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