Buton

regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q15357
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Buton

Summary

Buton is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Buton draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (regency_of_indonesia category, ranking #51 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buton is located in Southeast Sulawesi[3].
  • Buton is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Buton's instance of is recorded as regency of Indonesia[5].
  • Buton's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative country subdivision in Indonesia[6].
  • Buton's capital is recorded as Pasarwajo[7].
  • Buton's shares border with is recorded as South Buton[8].
  • Buton's shares border with is recorded as Bau Bau[9].
  • Buton's shares border with is recorded as North Buton[10].
  • Buton's shares border with is recorded as Muna[11].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pasarwajo[12].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Siotapina[13].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wabula[14].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kapontori[15].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Lasalimu[16].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lasalimu[17].
  • Buton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wolowa[18].
  • Buton's Commons category is recorded as Buton Regency[19].
  • Buton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00[20].
  • Buton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.31667, 'lon': 122.58333}[21].
  • Buton's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Buton's significant event is recorded as boundary change[23].
  • Buton's significant event is recorded as boundary change[24].
  • Buton's significant event is recorded as boundary change[25].
  • Buton's significant event is recorded as boundary change[26].
  • Buton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buton Regency[27].

Body

Geography

Buton is in the country of Indonesia[4]. Buton is located in Southeast Sulawesi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Buton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2681.22'}[28]. Buton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+152'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include regency of Indonesia[5] and second-level administrative country subdivision in Indonesia[6].

Why It Matters

Buton draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (regency_of_indonesia category, ranking #51 of 401).[2] Buton has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Buton is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Southeast Sulawesi Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Southeast Sulawesi Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Indonesian Government Regulation In Lieu of Law Number 2 of 1964. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Indonesian Government Regulation Number 29 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 13 of 2001. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 15 of 2014. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 16 of 2014. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body Q97197345
    Located in time zone UTC+08:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  2. 17w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+152'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2681.22'}
    Shares border with South Buton, Bau Bau, North Buton +1
    Capital
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29477|batch #29477]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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