Bulukumba Regency

Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 1,170.10 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 2022 was 443,292 (including 216,265 males and 227,027 females).[1] The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.

Bulukumba Regency
Kabupaten Bulukumba
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Bugineseᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨛ ᨅᨘᨒᨘᨀᨘᨅ
Coat of arms of Bulukumba Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalUjung Bulu
Government
 • RegentAndi Muchtar Ali Yusuf
 • Vice RegentAndi Edy Manaf
Area
 • Total1,170.10 km2 (451.78 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total443,292
 • Density380/km2 (980/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[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates for mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 109 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan), and its postal code.

Bulukumba Regency
Office of Bulukumba Regent
Name in
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Gantarang175.8471,30781,17382,494Ponre21 (a)92561
Ujung Bulu (town)14.6347,88649,06049,257Terang-Terang9 (b)92511 (c)
Ujung Loe146.2539,23346,75047,933Dannuang13 (d)92562
Bonto Bahari110.0624,11628,25528,875Tanah Lemo8 (e)92571
Bontotiro79.3922,76826,92027,560Hila-Hila13 (d)92572
Herlang69.7124,04127,93128,498Tanuntung8 (f)92573
Kajang130.7946,98348,77548,571Kassi19 (f)92574
Bulukumpa173.6350,60754,08754,300Tanete17 (a)92552
Rilau Ale119.1137,87142,18842,695Palampang15 (d)92553
Kindang150.6729,74832,61532,905Borong Ramooa13 (d)92517
Totals1,170.10394,757437,607443,292Ujung Bulu136

Note: (a) including 3 kelurahan. (b) all kelurahan. (c) except kelurahan of Tanah Kongkong (whose postcode is 92513), Bintarore (92514), Caile (92517) and Kalumeme (92518).
(d) including 1 kelurahan. (e) including 4 kelurahan. (f) including 2 kelurahan.

Pinisi ships

The traditional wooden Pinisi ships are built in Bulukumba, e.g. in Lemo-lemo village.[5]

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[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7302)
  2. Maplandia.com, retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. "Perahu Pinisi di Tanah Beru Bulukumba". June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013.
  6. "Climate: Bulukumba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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