North Buton Regency
Administration
North Buton Regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. 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.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.10.02 | Kambowa | 303.44 | 6,224 | 7,279 | 7,859 | Kambowa | 11 | 93674 |
| 74.10.03 | Bonegunu | 491.44 | 7,727 | 8,819 | 9,578 | Buranga | 15 | 93673 |
| 74.10.04 | Kulisusu Barat (West Kulisusu) |
370.47 | 5,823 | 6,896 | 7,445 | Lambale | 14 | 93670 |
| 74.10.01 | Kulisusu | 172.78 | 20,652 | 26,276 | 28,729 | Bangkudu | 23 | 93672 |
| 74.10.05 | Kulisusu Utara (North Kulisusu) |
339.64 | 7,797 | 9,486 | 10,448 | Waode Buri | 14 | 93675 |
| 74.10.06 | Wakorumba Utara (North Wakorumba) |
245.26 | 6,513 | 7,897 | 8,698 | Labuan | 13 | 93671 |
| Totals | 1,923.03 | 54,736 | 66,653 | 72,757 | Buranga | 90 |
Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan (Kambowa). (b) includes 4 small offshore islands.
(c) including 2 kelurahan (Bonegunu and Buranga). (d) includes 3 small offshore islands.
(e) comprises 7 kelurahan (Bangkudu, Bonelipu, Lakonea, Lemo, Lipu, Sara'ea and Wandaka) and 16 desa.
(f) including 2 kelurahan (Labuan and Labuan Wolio).
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 km and a population of 25,211 in mid 2023 (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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Buton Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (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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