Central Buton Regency

Central Buton Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Buton Tengah) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi established by separation of Buton Regency in July 2014. It covers an area of 837.16 km comprising the southern parts of Muna Island and Kabaena Island, together with several small offshore islands adjacent to these two main islands, but with no territory located on Buton Island (the title is thus a misnomer). It had a population of 86,112 at the 2010 Census and 114,773 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 123,759 (comprising 60,480 males and 63,279 females). The administrative centre lies at in Lakudo District.