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 2023 was 47,071.

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 and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages and small offshore islands in each district, and its post code.
Name of
District
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
125.493,6714,0314,634Tedubara6493785
Kabaena Barat
49.817,4927,8298,422Baliara5793780
Kabaena101.052,8493,1203,322Teomokole4-93781
Kabaena Selatan
120.042,6063,3253,536Batuawu4-93782
Kabaena Tengah
288.613,2544,0645,001Lengora7-93783
Kabaena Timur
119.666,6637,5668,438Dongkala7293784
Talaga Raya 89.499,02312,94213,718Talaga Satu7593766
894.1535,55842,87747,0714018

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

Villages

The island's 40 villages are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census. Six of the 40 villages have the status of kelurahan, while the other 34 are desa.
Desa or
kelurahan		District
Area
in km2		Pop'n
2020
Census
Talaga I *Talaga Raya0.35835
Talaga IITalaga Raya0.142,248
Liwu LomponaTalaga Raya2.681,145
PangiliaTalaga Raya0.121,259
WuluTalaga Raya35.09630
Talaga BesarTalaga Raya21.212,371
KokoeTalaga Raya29.754,454
PongkalaeroKabaena Selatan65.571,071
Puu NunuKabaena Selatan30.90705
BatuawuKabaena Selatan25.55903
LangkemaaKabaena Selatan7.18646
Tirongkotua *Kabaena41.90628
RahadopiKabaena34.39700
TeomokoleKabaena11.671,080
Rahampuu *Kabaena15.61771
Sikeli *Kabaena Barat1.223,085
Baliara SelatanKabaena Barat1.201,586
BaliaraKabaena Barat12.421,384
RahantariKabaena Barat20.24588
Baliari KepulauanKabaena Barat4.351,186

Desa or
kelurahan		District
Area
in km2		Pop'n
2020
Census
MapilaKabaena Utara17.46721
WumbulasaKabaena Utara11.55815
LarolanuKabaena Utara15.33240
TedubaraKabaena Utara61.13815
Sangia MakmurKabaena Utara3.83802
EemokoloKabaena Utara23.67638
LamonggiKabaena Tengah16.67504
Lengora SelatanKabaena Tengah11.30534
LengoraKabaena Tengah121.28575
Lengora PantaiKabaena Tengah26.47769
UlungkuraKabaena Tengah24.30757
EnanoKabaena Tengah66.32573
TangkenoKabaena Tengah9.24352
Lambale *Kabaena Timur20.191,612
Dongkala *Kabaena Timur43.611,754
TapuhakaKabaena Timur1.981,298
Toli-ToliKabaena Timur5.57773
BaloKabaena Timur6.94864
WumbuburoKabaena Timur40.61776
Bungi-BungiKabaena Timur2.35489

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