Bulukumba Regency


Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,175.53 km2, and had a population of 394,757 at the 2010 Census and 437,607 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate for mid 2022 was 471,688. The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.

Administrative districts

Bulukumba Regency is divided into ten Districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district, and its postal code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name in
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
73.02.01Gantarang175.8471,30781,17388,151Ponre21 92561
73.02.02Ujung Bulu 14.6347,88649,06051,393Terang-Terang9 92511
73.02.09Ujung Loe146.2539,23346,75050,825Dannuang13 92562
73.02.03Bonto Bahari115.5124,11628,25530,495Tanah Lemo8 92571
73.02.04Bontotiro79.3922,76826,92029,389Ekatiro13 92572
73.02.05Hero Lange-Lange
69.7124,04127,93130,422Tanuntung8 92573
73.02.06Kajang130.7946,98348,62853,193Kassi19 92574
73.02.07Bulukumpa173.6350,60754,08756,741Tanete17 92552
73.02.10Rilau Ale119.1137,87142,18845,872Palampang15 92553
73.02.08Kindang150.6729,74832,61535,207Borong Rapooa13 92517
Totals1,175,53394,757437,607471,688Ujung Bulu136

Note: including 3 kelurahan - Jalanjang, Mario Rennu and Matekko. all 9 are kelurahan - Bentengnge, Bintarore, Caile, Ela-Ela, Kalumeme, Kasimpureng, Loka, Tanah Kongkong and Terang-Terang.
except for the kelurahan of Tanah Kongkong, Bintarore, Caile and Kalumeme.
including one kelurahan - the district admin centre as named. including 4 kelurahan - Benjala, Sapo Lohe, Tanah Beru and Tanah Lemo. including 2 kelurahan - Bonto Kamase and Tanuntung.
including 2 kelurahan - Laikang and Tanah Jaya. 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.

Climate

Bulukumba has a tropical monsoon climate 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.

Tourism

Bulukumba has many beach tourist destinations such as
  • 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