Buton Regency

Buton Regency is a regency of 's Province, lying entirely on Buton Island. Until 2014 it had an area of 2,681.22 km2, and a population estimated at 276,944.
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  • Type: regency of Indonesia with 117,000 residents
  • Description: regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Buton”, “Daerah Tingkat II Buton”, “Daerah Tingkat II Butung”, “Kabupaten Buton”, and “Kabupaten Butung
  • Neighbors:

Buton Regency

Latitude
-5.3167° or 5° 19′ south
Longitude
122.9333° or 122° 56′ east
Population
117,000
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
6Q64MWMM+88
Geo­Names ID
1647498
Wiki­data ID
Q15357
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In Other Languages

From Balinese to Swedish—“Buton Regency” goes by many names.
  • Balinese: Kabupatén Buton
  • Betawi: Kabupatèn Buton
  • Cebuano: Kabupaten Buton
  • Chinese: Buton Koān
  • Chinese: 布顿县
  • Dutch: Buton
  • French: kabupaten de Buton
  • French: Kabupaten de Buton
  • German: Buton
  • German: Kabupaten Buton
  • Gorontalo: Kabupaten Buton
  • Indonesian: Buton, Sulawesi Tenggara
  • Indonesian: Buton
  • Indonesian: Kab. Buton
  • Indonesian: Kabupaten Buton
  • Indonesian: Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Buton
  • Irish: Buton
  • Italian: Reggenza di Buton
  • Japanese: ブトン県
  • Javanese: Kabupatèn Buton
  • Malay: Kabupaten Buton
  • Min Nan Chinese: Buton Koān
  • Spanish: Buton
  • Swedish: Kabupaten Buton
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