Wakatobi Regency
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Wakatobi Regency Kabupaten Wakatobi |
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 Wakatobi islands in relation to the Sulawesi mainland, with major cities marked |
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| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | Southeast Sulawesi | |
| Capital | Wangi-Wangi | |
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| • Total | 559.54 km2 (216.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010 Census) | ||
| • Total | 92,922 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) | |
Wakatobi is the name of an islands and regency located in an area of Sulawesi Tenggara Province (Southeast Sulawesi), Indonesia. The capital of the regency is located in Wangi-Wangi, which is established by virtue of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of 2003 dated 18 December 2003. It has an area of 823 square kilometers and in the year 2011 had a population of 94,846 inhabitants.
Wakatobi is also the name of a national park established in 1996, with a total area of 1.39 million hectares that consists of marine biodiversity hotspot known as Wallacea and coral reefs, which condition and scale occupy one of the highest priorities of marine conservation in Indonesia. Wakatobi islands is a part of the Coral Triangle, which contains one of the richest marine biodiversity on earth.
Before becoming an autonomous region, the Wakatobi Regency was known as the Tukang Besi Islands. The name Wakatobi is an acronym of the names of the four main islands that form the archipelago: Wangi-wangi Island, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko.
In the pre-independence period, Wakatobi was under the authority of the Sultanate of Buton.
After Indonesia gained independence, and Southeast Sulawesi was established as a province, the Wakatobi region only constituted of several districts within the territory of the Regency of Buton.
On 18 December 2003, Wakatobi was officially designated as one of the enlarged regencies in Southeast Sulawesi that was established by virtue of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of 2003 on the Establishment of the Regency of Bombana, Regency of Wakatobi and Regency of North Kolaka. When first established, Wakatobi only consisted of five districts namely District of Wangi-Wangi, District of Wangi Selatan, District of Kaledupa, District of Tomia and District of Binongko. In 2005, by virtue of the Regulation of the Regency of Wakatobi Number 19 of 2005, the District of South Kaledupa was established, and, by virtue of the Regulation of the Regency of Wakatobi Number 20 of 2005, the District of East Tomia was established. In 2007, by virtue of the Regulation of the Regency of Wakatobi Number 41 of 2007, the District of Togo Binongko was established and this brought the total number of districts in the Regency of Wakatobi to 8 districts, which were divided into 100 subdistricts and villages (25 subdistricts and 75 villages).
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