Southeast Sulawesi Province is divided into fifteen
regencies (including the five new regencies established in 2013 and 2014) and two autonomous
cities. As at 1995, there were just four regencies within the province -
Buton,
Kolaka,
Konawe and
Muna. On 3 August, the city of
Kendari was created from part of Konawe Regency, and on 21 June 2001 the city of
Bau-Bau was created from part of Buton Regency. On 25 February 2003,
South Konawe Regency was created from part of Konawe Regency. On 18 December 2003, three new regencies were created -
Bombana Regency and
Wakatobi Regency from parts of Buton Regency, and
North Kolaka Regency from part of Kolaka Regency. On 2 January 2007, two new regencies were created -
North Konawe Regency from part of Konawe Regency, and
North Buton Regency from part of Muna Regency. In 2013 the Indonesian Government enacted the creation of 11 new Regencies and Municipalities, including the following in Southeast Sulawesi: •
Konawe Islands Regency, from part of Konawe Regency (enacted by Act No.8 of 2013, on 11 January 2013). •
East Kolaka Regency, from part of Konawe Regency (enacted by Act No.11 of 2013, on 11 May 2013). Subsequently, on 24 June 2014, the Indonesian Parliament agreed to create three more new regencies, based on consideration of technical, administrative, area, strategic and geopolitic factors: •
South Buton Regency, from part of Buton Regency (enacted by Act No.16 of 2014, on 23 July 2014). •
Central Buton Regency, from part of Buton Regency (enacted by Act No.16 of 2014, on 23 July 2014). •
West Muna Regency, from part of Muna Regency (enacted by Act No.16 of 2014, on 23 July 2014). These regencies and cities are tabulated below, with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census The table also includes the location of the regency/city headquarters and their Human Development Index.
Notes (a) Bombana Regency is mainly peninsula (the areas around Poleang and Rumbia on Sulawesi Island) but partly insular (including most of
Kabaena Island). (b) The Central Buton Regency comprises the southern part of
Muna Island and a small southern part of
Kabaena Island, but does
not include any part of
Buton Island. (c) Under discussion by the Indonesian government in 2013 was a proposal to create an additional municipality of
Raha, on Muna Island, but any such proposal is in abeyance and this potential extra municipality is not separated in the table above. (d) The Konawe Islands Regency comprises
Wawonii Island and small offshore islets around it. The province now forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the
People's Representative Council. The
Southeast Sulawesi Electoral District consists of all of the 15 regencies in the province, together with the cities of Kendari and Bau-Bau, and elects 6 members to the People's Representative Council. ==Transportation==