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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: regency of Indonesia with 117,000 residents
  • Description: regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Buton”, “Buton, Sulawesi Tenggara”, “Daerah Tingkat II Buton”, “Daerah Tingkat II Butung”, “Kab. Buton”, “Kabupaten Butung”, and “Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Buton”
  • 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 Urdu—“Buton Regency” goes by many names.
  • Balinese: “Kabupatén Buton”
  • Betawi: “Kabupatèn Buton”
  • Cebuano: “Kabupaten Buton”
  • Chinese: “布顿县”
  • Dutch: “Buton”
  • French: “kabupaten de Buton”
  • French: “Kabupaten de Buton”
  • German: “Buton”
  • German: “Kabupaten Buton”
  • Gorontalo: “Kabupaten Buton”
  • Indonesian: “Buton”
  • Indonesian: “Kabupaten 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”
  • Urdu: “بوتون ریجنسی”
  • “Buton”

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