Buton

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Buton

Buton
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	5°3′S 122°53′E / 5.050°S 122.883°E / -5.050; 122.883
Area	4,727.07 km2 (1,825.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,100 m (3600 ft)
Highest point	Unnamed
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Largest settlement	Baubau (pop. 159,248)
Demographics
Population	414,899 (2020 Census)
Pop. density	87.8/km2 (227.4/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Butonese people
Additional information
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)

Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button) is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi. It covers roughly 4,727 square kilometers in area, or about the size of Madura; it is the 129th largest island in the world and Indonesia's 19th largest in area.