North Buton Regency

North Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton Utara) is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was separated from Buton Regency in accordance with Indonesia's Law Number 14 of 2007. The area of the regency, which covers the north part of Buton Island, is 1,923.03 km. Its population was 54,736 at the 2010 Census and 66,653 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 75,062 (comprising 38,242 males and 36,820 females). The administrative capital of the regency is at the town of Buranga, in Bonegunu District.