South Buton Regency () is a

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located on

Buton Island Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button) is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi. It covers roughly 4,727 square kilometers in area, or about the size of Madura; it is the 129th List of islands by area, largest is ...

in Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This regency was formed from the southern part of

Buton Regency Buton Regency (''Kabupaten Buton'') is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, lying entirely on Buton Island. Until 2014 it had an area of 2,681.22 km2, and a population estimated at 276,944 (for January ...

, from which it was separated by Act No.16 of 2014, dated 23 July 2014. It covers an area of 546.58 km², and the population of the districts now comprising the new regency was 74,974 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 95,261 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 101,635.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buton Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7415) The regency capital is located in Batauga. The Regency contains three districts in the south of

(bordered by

, the city of Baubau, and the

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), as well as 17 islands (the largest being Kadatua, Siompu and Batu Abas) lying to the west and to the south of Buton Island.

Administrative districts

South Buton Regency is divided into the following seven

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''), with their areas and 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, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buton Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7415) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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in each district (totaling 60 rural ''desa'' and 10 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter consisting of 7 in Batauga District and 3 in Sampolawa District), and its post code. Notes: (a) including 3 ''kelurahan'' (Jaya Bakti, Katilombu and Todombulu). (b) includes Batumandawu Dua, Batumandawu Satu, La Kuteeno and Labuani islets.
(c) comprises 7 ''kelurahan'' (Bandar Batauga, Busoa, Lakambau, Laompo, Majapahit, Masiri and Molagina) and 5 ''desa''.
(d) includes offshore islets of Bungi Napa, Bungi Salata, Kaliwu Liwuto, Liwuto, Kaofe Kansopa and Kaofe Matagholeo.
(e) includes offshore Liwutongkidi islet. (f) includes Kawikawia, Kawikawia Bara, Kawikawia Timbu and Waruata islets.

References

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* Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi States and territories established in 2014 2014 establishments in Indonesia {{SESulawesi-geo-stub