North Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton Utara) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was separated from Buton Regency in accordance with Indonesia's Law Number 14 of 2007. The area of the regency, which covers the north part of Buton Island, is 1,923.03 km2. Its population was 54,736 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 66,653 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 75,062 (comprising 38,242 males and 36,820 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Buton Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409) The administrative capital of the regency is at the town of Buranga, in Bonegunu District.
Administration North Buton Regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areasBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Buton Utara Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409) 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, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Buton Utara Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7409) 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 ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 74.10.02 Kambowa 303.446,2247,2798,098Kambowa11 (a) 93674 74.10.03 Bonegunu (b) 491.447,7278,8199,913Buranga15 (c) 93673 74.10.04 Kulisusu Barat (West Kulisusu) 370.475,8236,8967,740Lambale1493670 74.10.01 Kulisusu (d) 172.7820,65226,27629,651Bangkudu23 (e) 93672 74.10.05 Kulisusu Utara (f) (North Kulisusu) 339.647,7979,48610,776Waode Buri1493675 74.10.06 Wakorumba Utara (North Wakorumba) 245.266,5137,8978,884Labuan13 (g) 93671 Totals 1,923.0354,73666,65375,062Buranga90
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) includes 4 small offshore islands. (g) 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 km2 and a population of 25,553 in mid 2024 (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.
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