Kabaena or Tokotua is an island in the Flores Sea, Indonesia, off the coast of Sulawesi. 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 2025 was 48,526.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2026. 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 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2026. 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. Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesNo.ofislandsPostcode Kabaena Utara (North Kabaena) 125.493,6714,0314,742Tedubara6493785 Kabaena Barat (West Kabaena) 49.817,4927,8298,774Baliara5793780 Kabaena 101.052,8493,1203,418Teomokole4-93781 Kabaena Selatan (South Kabaena) 120.042,6063,3253,695Batuawu4-93782 Kabaena Tengah (Central Kabaena) 288.613,2544,0645,228Lengora7-93783 Kabaena Timur (a) (East Kabaena) 119.666,6637,5668,670Dongkala7293784 Talaga Raya (b) 89.499,02312,94213,999Talaga Satu7593766 (Total of Kabaena Island) 894.1535,55842,87748,526 4018
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.
Desa or kelurahan District (kecamatan)Area in km2 Pop'n 2020Census Talaga I * Talaga Raya 0.35 835 Talaga II Talaga Raya 0.14 2,248 Liwu Lompona Talaga Raya 2.68 1,145 Pangilia Talaga Raya 0.12 1,259 Wulu Talaga Raya 35.09 630 Talaga Besar Talaga Raya 21.21 2,371 Kokoe Talaga Raya 29.75 4,454 Pongkalaero Kabaena Selatan 65.57 1,071 Puu Nunu Kabaena Selatan 30.90 705 Batuawu Kabaena Selatan 25.55 903 Langkemaa Kabaena Selatan 7.18 646 Tirongkotua * Kabaena 41.90 628 Rahadopi Kabaena 34.39 700 Teomokole Kabaena 11.67 1,080 Rahampuu * Kabaena 15.61 771 Sikeli * Kabaena Barat 1.22 3,085 Baliara Selatan Kabaena Barat 1.20 1,586 Baliara Kabaena Barat 12.42 1,384 Rahantari Kabaena Barat 20.24 588 Baliari Kepulauan Kabaena Barat 4.35 1,186
Desa or kelurahan District (kecamatan)Area in km2 Pop'n 2020Census Mapila Kabaena Utara 17.46 721 Wumbulasa Kabaena Utara 11.55 815 Larolanu Kabaena Utara 15.33 240 Tedubara Kabaena Utara 61.13 815 Sangia Makmur Kabaena Utara 3.83 802 Eemokolo Kabaena Utara 23.67 638 Lamonggi Kabaena Tengah 16.67 504 Lengora Selatan Kabaena Tengah 11.30 534 Lengora Kabaena Tengah 121.28 575 Lengora Pantai Kabaena Tengah 26.47 769 Ulungkura Kabaena Tengah 24.30 757 Enano Kabaena Tengah 66.32 573 Tangkeno Kabaena Tengah 9.24 352 Lambale * Kabaena Timur 20.19 1,612 Dongkala * Kabaena Timur 43.61 1,754 Tapuhaka Kabaena Timur 1.98 1,298 Toli-Toli Kabaena Timur 5.57 773 Balo Kabaena Timur 6.94 864 Wumbuburo Kabaena Timur 40.61 776 Bungi-Bungi Kabaena Timur 2.35 489
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.
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