Tukangbesi Islands

The Tukang Besi Islands lie southeast of Buton, between the Banda and Flores seas. Their four principal islands are Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko, surrounded by smaller shores and reefs. Before coming under Buton's rule, the group was remembered as Liwuto Pataanguna, the Four Islands; local communities built fortified settlements on several of its islands.