Bulukumba Regency

Coordinates: 5°33′S 120°11′E / 5.550°S 120.183°E / -5.550; 120.183
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Bulukumba Regency
Kabupaten Bulukumba
Other transcription(s)
 • Bugineseᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨛ ᨅᨘᨒᨘᨀᨘᨅ
Coat of arms of Bulukumba Regency
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

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.

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
Kode
Wilayah
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
73.02.01 Gantarang 175.84 71,307 81,173 82,494 Ponre 21 (a) 92561
73.02.02 Ujung Bulu (town) 14.63 47,886 49,060 49,257 Terang-Terang 9 (b) 92511 (c)
73.02.09 Ujung Loe 146.25 39,233 46,750 47,933 Dannuang 13 (d) 92562
73.02.03 Bonto Bahari 110.06 24,116 28,255 28,875 Tanah Lemo 8 (e) 92571
73.02.04 Bontotiro 79.39 22,768 26,920 27,560 Hila-Hila 13 (d) 92572
73.02.05 Hero Lange-Lange 69.71 24,041 27,931 28,498 Tanuntung 8 (f) 92573
73.02.06 Kajang 130.79 46,983 48,775 48,571 Kassi 19 (f) 92574
73.02.07 Bulukumpa 173.63 50,607 54,087 54,300 Tanete 17 (g) 92552
73.02.10 Rilau Ale 119.11 37,871 42,188 42,695 Palampang 15 (d) 92553
73.02.08 Kindang 150.67 29,748 32,615 32,905 Borong Ramooa 13 (d) 92517
Totals 1,170.10 394,757 437,607 443,292 Ujung Bulu 136

Note: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Jalanjang, Mario Rennu and Matekko. (b) all kelurahan.
(c) except for the kelurahan of Tanah Kongkong (whose postcode is 92513), Bintarore (92514), Caile (92517) and Kalumeme (92518).
(d) including 1 kelurahan. (e) including 4 kelurahan - Benjala, Sapo Lohe, Tanah Beru and Tanah Lemo. (f) including 2 kelurahan.
(g) including 3 kelurahan - Balla Saraja, Jawijawi and Tanete.

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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7302)
  2. ^ Maplandia.com, retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b 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.

5°33′S 120°11′E / 5.550°S 120.183°E / -5.550; 120.183