Bulukumba Regency

Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 1,154.58 km2, and had a population of 394,757 at the 2010 Census[3] and 437,607 at the 2020 Census.[4] The official estimate for mid 2021 was 440,090.[5] The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.

Bulukumba Regency
Kabupaten Bulukumba
Regency
Coat of arms of Bulukumba Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalUjung Bulu
Area
 • Total1,154.58 km2 (445.79 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total440,090
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 413
Websitewww.bulukumbakab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Bulukumba Regency is divided into ten Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [6] and 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates for mid 2021.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

Bulukumba Regency
Office of Bulukumba Regent
NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Gantarang173.5171,30781,17381,828Ponre2192561
Ujung Bulu14.4447,88649,06048,954Terang-Terang992511 (a)
Ujung Loe144.3139,23346,75047,336Dannuang1392562
Bonto Bahari108.6024,11628,25528,562Tanah Lemo892571
Bontotiro78.3422,76826,92027,237Hila-Hila1392572
Herlang68.7924,04127,93128,212Tanuntung892573
Kajang129.0646,98348,62848,571Kassi1992574
Bulukumpa171.3350,60754,08754,192Tanete1792552
Rilau Ale117.5337,87142,18842,439Palampang1592553
Kindang148.6729,74832,61532,759Borong Ramooa1392517
Totals1,154.58394,757437,607440,090Ujung Bulu136

Note: (a) except villages of Tanah Kongkong (whose postcode is 92513), Bintarore (92514), Caile (92517) and Kalumeme (92518).

Pinisi ship

The traditional wooden Pinisi ships are built in Bulukumba, e.g. in Lemo-lemo village.[9]

Climate

Bulukumba has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from August to November and heavy rainfall from December to July. The following climate data is for the town of Bulukumba.

Climate data for Bulukumba
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.4
(86.7)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.5
(88.7)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.5
(79.8)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.7
(71.1)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.4
(68.7)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.1
(71.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 166
(6.5)		 138
(5.4)		 152
(6.0)		 198
(7.8)		 305
(12.0)		 271
(10.7)		 153
(6.0)		 59
(2.3)		 32
(1.3)		 61
(2.4)		 92
(3.6)		 148
(5.8)		 1,775
(69.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

Notable people

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Maplandia.com, retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  9. "Perahu Pinisi di Tanah Beru Bulukumba". June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013.
  10. "Climate: Bulukumba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.


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