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Kabaena

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 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 and at the 2020 Census was 42,877; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 48,526.

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Kabaena
Watu Sangia Mountain in Kabaena Island
Location within Sulawesi
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
Coordinates5°15′S 121°55′E / 5.250°S 121.917°E / -5.250; 121.917
Area894.15 km2 (345.23 sq mi)
Administration
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Demographics
Population48,526 (mid 2025 estimate)
Pop. density54.27/km2 (140.56/sq mi)
Kabaena and surrounding islands of the Buton Archipelago source ↗

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 35,5581 and at the 2020 Census was 42,877;2 the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 48,526.3

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 Census1 and the 2020 Census,2 together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.3 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 2025		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 No.
of
islands		 Post
code
Kabaena Utara
(North Kabaena)		 125.49 3,671 4,031 4,742 Tedubara 6 4 93785
Kabaena Barat
(West Kabaena)		 49.81 7,492 7,829 8,774 Baliara 5 7 93780
Kabaena 101.05 2,849 3,120 3,418 Teomokole 4 - 93781
Kabaena Selatan
(South Kabaena)		 120.04 2,606 3,325 3,695 Batuawu 4 - 93782
Kabaena Tengah
(Central Kabaena)		 288.61 3,254 4,064 5,228 Lengora 7 - 93783
Kabaena Timur (a)
(East Kabaena)		 119.66 6,663 7,566 8,670 Dongkala 7 2 93784
Talaga Raya (b) 89.49 9,023 12,942 13,999 Talaga Satu 7 5 93766
(Total of Kabaena Island) 894.15 35,558 42,877 48,526 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.

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

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2026.