Wawonii (formerly called Wowoni) is an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia, off the south east coast of Sulawesi.

Its area is 705.71 km2 and at the 2020 Census it had a population of 37,050;[1] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 38,383.

The administrative capital of the new Regency is Langara (in West Wawonii District).

The Wawonii language is spoken here and also in a similar dialect on nearby Menui Island.

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