Kabaena

Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
5°15′S 121°55′E / 5.250°S 121.917°E / -5.250; 121.917Area894.15 km2 (345.23 sq mi)Administration
 Indonesia
Province Southeast SulawesiDemographicsPopulation47,071 (mid 2023 estimate)Pop. density52.6/km2 (136.2/sq mi)
Kabaena and surrounding islands of the Buton Archipelago

Kabaena or Tokotua is an island in the Flores Sea, Indonesia, off the coast of Sulawesi. Most of it is a part of Bombana Regency within Southeast Sulawesi province, although the southernmost district (Talaga Raya) is administratively part of Central Buton Regency. The island's area is 894.15 km2 and its total population at the 2010 Census was 35,558[1] and at the 2020 Census was 42,877;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 47,071.[3]

Administrative Districts

The island includes six of the 22 districts of Bombana Regency, and one district of Central Buton Regency. These seven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[1] and the 2020 Census,[2] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[3] The table also includes the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and small offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
No.
of
islands
Post
code
Kabaena Utara
(North Kabaena)
125.49 3,671 4,031 4,634 Tedubara 6 4 93785
Kabaena Barat
(West Kabaena)
49.81 7,492 7,829 8,422 Baliara 5 7 93780
Kabaena 101.05 2,849 3,120 3,322 Teomokole 4 - 93781
Kabaena Selatan
(South Kabaena)
120.04 2,606 3,325 3,536 Batuawu 4 - 93782
Kabaena Tengah
(Central Kabaena)
288.61 3,254 4,064 5,001 Lengora 7 - 93783
Kabaena Timur (a)
(East Kabaena)
119.66 6,663 7,566 8,438 Dongkala 7 2 93784
Talaga Raya (b) 89.49 9,023 12,942 13,718 Talaga Satu 7 5 93766
(Total of Kabaena Island) 894.15 35,558 42,877 47,071 40 18

Note: (a) Includes the offshore islands of Damalawa Besar and Damalawa Kecil. (b) Talaga Raya District comprises the southern part of Kabaena Island together with two smaller islands off its south-east coast - Talaga Besar (Great Talaga) and Talaga Kecil (Little Talaga); some 70% of the district's population inhabit Talaga Kecil, which contained 9,360 inhabitants (at the mid 2022 estimate) in its area of 3.29 km2.

Villages

The island's 40 villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census.[2] Six of the 40 villages (indicated by asterisks below) have the status of kelurahan, while the other 34 are desa.

Desa or
kelurahan
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in km2
Pop'n
2020
Census
Talaga I * Talaga Raya 0.35 835
Talaga II Talaga Raya 0.14 2,248
Liwu Lompona Talaga Raya 2.68 1,145
Pangilia Talaga Raya 0.12 1,259
Wulu Talaga Raya 35.09 630
Talaga Besar Talaga Raya 21.21 2,371
Kokoe Talaga Raya 29.75 4,454
Pongkalaero Kabaena Selatan 65.57 1,071
Puu Nunu Kabaena Selatan 30.90 705
Batuawu Kabaena Selatan 25.55 903
Langkemaa Kabaena Selatan 7.18 646
Tirongkotua * Kabaena 41.90 628
Rahadopi Kabaena 34.39 700
Teomokole Kabaena 11.67 1,080
Rahampuu * Kabaena 15.61 771
Sikeli * Kabaena Barat 1.22 3,085
Baliara Selatan Kabaena Barat 1.20 1,586
Baliara Kabaena Barat 12.42 1,384
Rahantari Kabaena Barat 20.24 588
Baliari Kepulauan Kabaena Barat 4.35 1,186
Desa or
kelurahan
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in km2
Pop'n
2020
Census
Mapila Kabaena Utara 17.46 721
Wumbulasa Kabaena Utara 11.55 815
Larolanu Kabaena Utara 15.33 240
Tedubara Kabaena Utara 61.13 815
Sangia Makmur Kabaena Utara 3.83 802
Eemokolo Kabaena Utara 23.67 638
Lamonggi Kabaena Tengah 16.67 504
Lengora Selatan Kabaena Tengah 11.30 534
Lengora Kabaena Tengah 121.28 575
Lengora Pantai Kabaena Tengah 26.47 769
Ulungkura Kabaena Tengah 24.30 757
Enano Kabaena Tengah 66.32 573
Tangkeno Kabaena Tengah 9.24 352
Lambale * Kabaena Timur 20.19 1,612
Dongkala * Kabaena Timur 43.61 1,754
Tapuhaka Kabaena Timur 1.98 1,298
Toli-Toli Kabaena Timur 5.57 773
Balo Kabaena Timur 6.94 864
Wumbuburo Kabaena Timur 40.61 776
Bungi-Bungi Kabaena Timur 2.35 489

Within Talaga Raya District, the kelurahan of Talaga I plus the first three desa (Talaga II, Liwu Lompona and Pangilia) constitute the 3.29 km2 area of Talaga Kecil Island with 70% of the district population, while the other three desa (Kokoe, Wulu and Talaga Besar) constitute the 86.07 km2 area on Kabaena Island itself and on Talaga Besar Island with 30% of the district population.

References

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  1. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.


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