Butung

Butung
/booh"toong/, n.
an island of Indonesia, SE of Celebes Island. 100 mi. (161 km) long.

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Bahasa Indonesia  Pulau Butung , also spelled  Buton,  Boeton , or  Boetoeng 

      island, Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Celebes) provinsi (province), Indonesia, one of a group of islands that includes also Muna, Wowoni, and Kabaena. Its chief town, administrative centre, and port is Baubau on the southwestern coast. With an area of 1,620 square miles (4,200 square km), it is thickly forested and has an axial chain of limestone hills rising to 3,904 feet (1,190 metres). Butung yields much natural asphalt; teak is used for boatbuilding. The island produces coconuts, and there is some pearl dealing. Trade is carried on in copra and dried fish as well as sugar, tobacco, sago flour, and coffee. The coastal people, most of whom are Buginese, carry on weaving and copperwork but are chiefly trading sailors and fishermen.

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