Lahumoko – a village in Kambowa District, northern part of Buton Island
Lahumoko is a small settlement in Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) province in Indonesia, located within Kabupaten Buton Utara (North Buton Regency) and belonging to Kambowa District (kecamatan). Based on its coordinates, it is situated in the interior northern part of Buton Island, at approximately –4.97° south latitude and 122.91° east longitude. Buton Island is the largest island outside the main islands of the Sulawesi archipelago and ranks among the world's 130 largest islands. Currently, no settlement-level statistical or encyclopedic sources are available for Lahumoko, so the following description relies primarily on verified data at the Kabupaten Buton Utara level.
General overview
Lahumoko is a relatively little-known, small rural settlement that belongs to Kambowa kecamatan. No detailed, independent sources are available for either Kambowa District or Lahumoko itself that document precise population figures, territorial extent, or local institutions. The seat of the broader administrative unit, Kabupaten Buton Utara, is the city of Buranga, and the kabupaten was established on January 2, 2007, under Law 14/2007, having previously functioned as part of the larger Buton Regency. Buton Utara's wealth derives primarily from its natural resources: among mineral deposits, asphalt, oil, and gold are recorded; forests yield teak, dammar-resin-producing trees, and rattan; and the coastline is suitable for fishing and extraction of marine products. The regency also possesses fertile plantation agricultural zones. Lahumoko is part of this rural, natural-resource-rich environment, and agricultural and forestry activities are presumably characteristic of the village as well, although this is not supported by concrete, verifiable sources at the settlement level.
Real estate and investment
Specific real estate market data for Lahumoko is not available. From the context of Kabupaten Buton Utara level, it can be inferred that the regency, as a young administrative unit established in 2007, is in an infrastructural development phase, which may represent a long-term but riskier opportunity for certain investors. Natural resources (mineral deposits, forestry and marine products) form the economic foundation of the region, but these are more likely to attract industrial and commercial investment than typical residential real estate. In general, it can be stated that foreign citizens cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over real estate in Indonesia; available legal frameworks for foreign investors include Hak Pakai (use rights) and certain rights acquired through corporate structures, but the specific conditions of these must in every case be consulted with Indonesian legal experts. In rural, non-tourist areas – as Lahumoko appears to be – the real estate market is typically narrow and dominated by local actors, with prices and liquidity considerably lower than in Indonesia's tourist centers.
Safety and security
No verified public safety statistics or crime data specific to Lahumoko or Kambowa District are available from reliable sources. Generally speaking, regarding Southeast Sulawesi province and the rural areas of Buton Island within it, these are areas with far lower population density compared to major tourist centers, inhabited by traditional communities, where urban-type crime is less characteristic, though deficiencies in transportation infrastructure and the distance of public services may represent independent risk factors. For any specific safety assessment, consultation of on-site information and current Indonesian official guidance is recommended.
Tourist attractions
No data on named tourist attractions directly associated with Lahumoko is available in existing sources. Regarding Kabupaten Buton Utara as a whole, sources mention natural and resource-based attributes – coastline, forests, mineral deposits – but contain no concrete, verifiable named attractions, such as marine parks, national parks, temples, fortresses, or traditional villages, either for the district or for the village itself. In the broader region of Buton Island, the ruins of Fort Wolio and the cultural heritage of the former Buton Sultanate are generally known, but these can be linked to Baubau city to the south, not to the immediate vicinity of Lahumoko or Kambowa District. For interested visitors, the ecological attributes – forested interior areas and marine zones – may offer nature-walking opportunities, but reliable information about established tourism infrastructure for these is not available.
Summary
Lahumoko is a small, rural settlement in Kambowa District, in Kabupaten Buton Utara, in Southeast Sulawesi province. No independent, detailed documentation is available for the village located in the northern part of Buton Island, so its characteristics are best understood through regency-level data: it is a rural environment rich in natural resources, with young administrative governance, based primarily on agricultural and forestry activities. No reliable settlement-level data is available regarding tourist infrastructure, real estate market activity, or public safety.
