Kabaena

Kabaena or Tokotua is an island in the Flores Sea, Indonesia, off the coast of Sulawesi. Most of it is a part of Bombana Regency within Southeast Sulawesi province, although the southernmost district (Talaga Raya) is administratively part of Central Buton Regency. The island's area is 891.49 km2 and its total population at the 2010 Census was 35,558[1] and at the 2020 Census was 42,877;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 44,150.[3]

Kabaena
Kabaena is located in Sulawesi
Kabaena
Kabaena
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
Coordinates5°15′S 121°55′E
Area891.49 km2 (344.21 sq mi)
Administration
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Demographics
Population44,150 (mid 2022 estimate)
Pop. density49.5/km2 (128.2/sq mi)
Kabaena and surrounding islands of the Buton Archipelago

Administrative Districts

The island includes six of the 22 districts of Bombana Regency, and one district of Central Buton Regency. These seven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[1] and the 2020 Census,[2] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[3] The table also includes the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and small offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		No.
of
islands		Post
code
Kabaena Utara
(North Kabaena)		132.973,6714,0314,087Tedubara6493785
Kabaena Barat
(West Kabaena)		39.437,4927,8297,889Baliara5793780
Kabaena103.572,8493,1203,162Teomokole4-93781
Kabaena Selatan
(South Kabaena)		129.202,6063,3253,470Batuawu4-93782
Kabaena Tengah
(Central Kabaena)		275.583,2544,0644,224Lengora7-93783
Kabaena Timur (a)
(East Kabaena)		121.256,6637,5667,721Dongkala7293784
Talaga Raya (b)89.499,02312,94213,597Talaga Satu7593766
(Total of Kabaena Island)891.4935,55842,87744,1504018

Note: (a) Includes the offshore islands of Damalawa Besar and Damalawa Kecil. (b) Talaga Raya District comprises the southern part of Kabaena Island together with two smaller islands
off its south-east coast - Talaga Besar (Great Talaga) and Talaga Kecil (Little Talaga); over 60% of the district's population inhabit Talaga Kecil, which contained 7,836 inhabitants
(at the 2020 Census) in its area of 3.29 km2.

Villages

The island's 40 villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census.[2] Six of the 40 villages (indicated by asterisks below) have the status of kelurahan, while the other 34 are desa.

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.


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