Bau-Bau
During the fifteenth century, Bau-Bau was the center of the Buton (or Wolio) kingdom. There were no historical records known from this kingdom, except from a description in the Nagarakretagama text, an Old Javanese eulogy written by Mpu Prapanca during the Majapahit Kingdom. Mpu Prapanca described a village called Buton or Butuni with its garden and irrigation system, and there was a king ruled in the area.
The kingdom of Buton firstly established by Mia Patamiana, a four musketeer acted as a chieftain. The four musketeer were known as Sipanjonga, Simalui, Sitamanajo and Sijawangkati, based on a historical record Semenanjung Tanah Melayu written in the thirteenth century. They arrived on the island and founded a village called Wolio and appointed small district leaders known as Limbo. Later, they united into the kingdom of Buton and appointed Wa Kaa Kaa as the 1st queen in 1332; she was the wife of one of descendants of the Majapahit ruler.
In 1542, the kingdom of Buton transformed itself into sultanate when Islam entered the area. The 1st sultan of Buton was Lakilaponto, entitled as the Sultan Murhum Kaimuddin Khalifatul Khamis. The last sultan was Muhammad Falihi Kaimuddin in 1960.
The topographical condition of Bau-Bau mainly consists of mountain and hills. Long coasts and long hills stretch above the surrounding terrain with the variation of altitude between 0â€"100 meters above mean sea level. Bau-bau has land slope between 8â€"30%.
As for other Indonesian cities, Bau-Bau observes tropical weather. The day and night temperature varies around 29 to 33 Celsius during day time and 20 to 29 Celsius during night time. The ecosystems consist of rain forests, spiny forests and desert.
The population of the city is 137,118 as of the decennial census 2010 consisting mainly of the Butonese, Buginese, Moluccan, Javanese, and Sundanese people. It is the 2nd largest city in the province after the capital, Kendari. The city economy lies on the service industry such as hotel, trade (20%) with mostly sea trade, agricultural (20%) with main coconut production, and the rest are in public transportation business. Bau-Bau is also a major fishing center in Sulawesi area producing trepang (sea cucumber).
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