Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 1,175.53 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 471,688 (including 230,557 males and 241,131 females).[1] The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.

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
 • Total
1,175.53 km2 (453.87 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
471,688
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 413
Websitewww.bulukumbakab.go.id

Administrative Districts

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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 2023.[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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
73.02.01 Gantarang 175.84 71,307 81,173 88,151 Ponre 21 (a) 92561
73.02.02 Ujung Bulu (town) 14.63 47,886 49,060 51,393 Terang-Terang 9 (b) 92511 (c)
73.02.09 Ujung Loe 146.25 39,233 46,750 50,825 Dannuang 13 (d) 92562
73.02.03 Bonto Bahari 115.51 24,116 28,255 30,495 Tanah Lemo 8 (e) 92571
73.02.04 Bontotiro 79.39 22,768 26,920 29,389 Ekatiro 13 (d) 92572
73.02.05 Hero Lange-Lange
(or 'Herlang')
69.71 24,041 27,931 30,422 Tanuntung 8 (f) 92573
73.02.06 Kajang 130.79 46,983 48,775 53,193 Kassi 19 (g) 92574
73.02.07 Bulukumpa 173.63 50,607 54,087 56,741 Tanete 17 (h) 92552
73.02.10 Rilau Ale 119.11 37,871 42,188 45,872 Palampang 15 (d) 92553
73.02.08 Kindang 150.67 29,748 32,615 35,207 Borong Rapooa 13 (d) 92517
Totals 1,175,53 394,757 437,607 471,688 Ujung Bulu 136

Note: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Jalanjang, Mario Rennu and Matekko. (b) all 9 are kelurahan - Bentengnge, Bintarore, Caile, Ela-Ela, Kalumeme, Kasimpureng, Loka, Tanah Kongkong and Terang-Terang.
(c) except for the kelurahan of Tanah Kongkong (whose postcode is 92513), Bintarore (92514), Caile (92517) and Kalumeme (92518).
(d) including one kelurahan - the district admin centre as named. (e) including 4 kelurahan - Benjala, Sapo Lohe, Tanah Beru and Tanah Lemo. (f) including 2 kelurahan - Bonto Kamase and Tanuntung.
(g) including 2 kelurahan - Laikang and Tanah Jaya. (h) including 3 kelurahan - Balla Saraja, Jawijawi and Tanete.

Pinisi ships

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

Climate

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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]

Tourism

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Bulukumba has many beach tourist destinations such as [7]

  • Tanjung Bira Beach
  • Apparalang Beach
  • Panrang Luhu Beach
  • Marumasa Beach
  • Kasuso Beach
  • Mandala Ria Beach
  • Bara Beach
  • Liukang Loe Island Beach
  • Lemo-lemo Beach
  • Samboang Beach
  • Kambing Island Beach
  • Ujung Tiro Beach
  • Kaluku Beach
  • Pusahelu Beach

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2024 (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.
  7. ^ Alsair, Ach. Hidayat (2022). "=15 Destinasi Wisata Pantai di Bulukumba, Gak Jauh dari Tanjung Bira" [15 Beach Tourism Destinations in Bulukumba, Not Far from Tanjung Bira]. sulsel.idntimes.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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