Buru Regency is a
regency
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of
Maluku province,
Indonesia
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. When it was first created on 4 October 1999 (by separation from
Central Maluku Regency), the regency encompassed the entire island (plus outlying islands); but on 24 June 2008 the southern 40% of the island was split off to form a separate
Buru Selatan (''South Buru'') Regency. The residual Buru Regency comprises the northern 60% of the island of
Buru
Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon Island, Ambon and Seram Island, Seram island ...
and covers an area of 7,595.58 km
2. The population at the 2010 census was 108,445
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and at the 2020 census this had increased to 135,238;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 139,408 (comprising 70,598 males and 68,810 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buru Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8104)] The capital lies at
Namlea.
Administrative Districts
At the time of the 2010 census the Buru Regency was divided into five
districts
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(''kecamatan''), but subsequently this has been increased to ten districts by the splitting of the existing districts. The ten districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buru Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8104)] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of
administrative village
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s (all classed as rural ''desa'') in each district, and its postal codes.
Notes: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Nirwana Besar and Pulau Nirwana Kecil. (b) including the offshore island of Pulau Batukapal. (c) the 2010 populations of these new districts are included in the figures for the districts from which they were split away.
References
{{Maluku
Regencies of Maluku (province)
States and territories established in 1999