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 2022 was 69,051 (comprising 35,235 males and 33,816 females).[1] The administrative capital of the regency is at the town of Buranga.[4]
North Buton Regency
Kabupaten Buton Utara | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Lipu Tinadeakono Sara | |
 Location within Southeast Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 4°46′48″S 122°58′53″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Southeast Sulawesi |
| Capital | Buranga |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Abu Hasan |
| • Vice Regent | Romadio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,923.03 km2 (742.49 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 69,051 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 403 |
| Website | butonutarakab |
Administration
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 2022.[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.
| 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 | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kambowa | 303.44 | 6,224 | 7,279 | 7,481 | Kambowa | 11 | 93674 |
| Bonegunu (a) | 491.44 | 7,727 | 8,819 | 9,021 | Buranga | 15 | 93673 |
| Kulisusu Barat (West Kulisusu) | 370.47 | 5,823 | 6,896 | 7,104 | Lambale | 14 | 93670 |
| Kulisusu (b) | 172.78 | 20,652 | 26,276 | 27,448 | Bangkudu | 23 | 93672 |
| Kulisusu Utara (a) (North Kulisusu) | 339.64 | 7,797 | 9,486 | 9,824 | Waode Buri | 14 | 93675 |
| Wakorumba Utara (North Wakorumba) | 245.26 | 6,513 | 7,897 | 8,173 | Labuan | 13 | 93671 |
| Totals | 1,923.03 | 54,736 | 66,653 | 69,051 | Buranga | 90 |
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[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Buton Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7410)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Kemendagri Tegaskan Buranga Ibu Kota Buton Utara". September 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
- "Climate: Buranga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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