Muna Island

Muna (Pulau Muna) is an island in the Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia with an area of 3,219.84 km² (1,243.19 sq mi) and had a population of 316,293 at the 2010 Census^[1] and 368,654 at the 2020 Census.^[2] It is just southeast of the island of Sulawesi and west of Buton Island. It currently comprises most of three administrative regencies within the province: Muna Regency (Kabupaten Muna), West Muna Regency (Kabupaten Muna Barat), and Central Buton Regency (Kabupaten Buton Tengah).

Kabupaten	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010 [3]	Pop'n Census 2020 [4]	comprising
Muna Regency (part)	1,627.89	172,435	187,917	all districts except Towea (a group of islands north of Muna), and Pasih Putih, Pasi Kolaga, Wakorumba Selatan, Batukara and Maligano (five districts which lie on Buton Island)
West Muna Regency (part)	844.23	66,769	78,906	all districts except Tiworo Utara (a group of islands northwest of Muna)
Central Buton Regency (part)	747.72	77,089	101,831	all districts except Talaga Raya (which lies on Kabaena Island to the west)

Three men from the Island of Muna, on the left stands a nobleman and in the centre and to the right is a man from the Reha people

Muna

Native name: Wuna (Witeno Wuna)
Muna
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	5.0°S 122.5°E / -5.0; 122.5
Area	3,219.84 km2 (1,243.19 sq mi)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Highest point	Unnamed
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Southeast Sulawesi
Largest settlement	Raha (pop. 55,730)
Demographics
Population	368,654 (2020)
Pop. density	114.5/km2 (296.6/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Muna people, Butonese people, Bugis, Javanese
Additional information
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)

Muna within the Buton Archipelago

References

• Islands portal

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.