Kabaena or Tokotua is an island in the

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, Indonesia, off the coast of

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

. 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 894.15 km² and its total population at the 2010 Census was 35,558Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and at the 2020 Census was 42,877;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 47,071.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.

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 CensusBiro 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, 2024. 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. 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''); some 70% of the district's population inhabit Talaga Kecil, which contained 9,360 inhabitants (at the mid 2022 estimate) 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.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Six of the 40 villages (indicated by asterisks below) have the status of ''kelurahan'', while the other 34 are ''desa''. Within Talaga Raya District, the ''kelurahan'' of Talaga I plus the first three ''desa'' (Talaga II, Liwu Lompona and Pangilia) constitute the 3.29 km² area of Talaga Kecil Island with 70% of the district population, while the other three ''desa'' (Kokoe, Wulu and Talaga Besar) constitute the 86.07 km² area on Kabaena Island itself and on Talaga Besar Island with 30% of the district population.

References

Islands of Sulawesi Landforms of Southeast Sulawesi Populated places in Indonesia {{SESulawesi-geo-stub