South Buru

regency in Maluku Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q16583
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Summary

South Buru is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (regency of indonesia category, ranking #49 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maluku[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Namrole[5]
  • Shares border with: Buru[6]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Namrole[7], Waesama[8], Ambelau[9], Kepala Madan[10], Leksula[11], Fena Fafan[12]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Buru Selatan[13]
  • Executive body: Q114186741[14]
  • Commons category: South Buru Regency[15]
  • Inception: July 21, 2008[16]
  • Separated from: Buru[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:South Buru Regency[18]
  • Population: 71,409[19]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of South Buru[20]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 8109[21]
  • Elevation above sea level: 655 m[22]
  • Area: 3780.56 km²[23]
  • Name: Buru Selatan[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[25]
  • Related category: Category:District in South Buru Regency[26]

Why It Matters

South Buru has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Executive body → Q114186741
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'bar', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'id', 'it', 'ms', 'sv', 'ur', 'zh
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Buru Selatan
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  3. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': -3.633081873661525, 'lon': 127.23813976481173}
    Coordinates of easternmost point → {'lat': -3.3909795196258528, 'lon': 127.26884843960518}
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+655'}
    + 25 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 Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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