Buru Regency


Buru Regency is a regency of Maluku province, Indonesia. When it was first created on 4 October 1999, the regency encompassed the entire island ; but on 24 June 2008 the southern 40% of the island was split off to form a separate Buru Selatan Regency. The residual Buru Regency comprises the northern 60% of the island of Buru and covers an area of 7,595.58 km2. The population at the 2010 census was 108,445 and at the 2020 census this had increased to 135,238; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 139,408. The capital lies at Namlea.

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 census the Buru Regency was divided into five districts, but subsequently this has been increased to ten districts by the splitting of the existing districts. The ten districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
81.04.01Namlea951.1537,21836,68037,264Namlea797571
81.04.03Waeapo 102.5034,15312,04012,692Waenetat797578
81.04.06Waplau585.2310,00012,69813,186Waplau1097573
81.04.10Batabual 108.608,1479,4399,261Ilath597574
81.04.14Teluk Kaiely
141.083,9984,412Kaiely597577
81.04.12Waelata234.5013,58114,482Basakale1097579
81.04.11Lolong Guba457.0212,46513,315Kubalahin1097576
81.04.15Lilialy481.5011,20811,181Sawa597570
81.04.02Air Buaya1,702.3518,92712,01912,082Air Buaya1097572
81.04.13Fena Leisela2,831.6511,19011,533Wainlana1397575
Totals7,595.58108,445135,238139,408Namlea82

Notes: including the offshore islands of Pulau Nirwana Besar and Pulau Nirwana Kecil. including the offshore island of Pulau Batukapal. the 2010 populations of these new districts are included in the figures for the districts from which they were split away.