South Buru Regency


South Buru Regency is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It was created on 24 June 2008 by being split off from the existing Buru Regency. It is located on the island of Buru, of which it comprises the southern 40%. The Regency covers an area of 5,060 km2, and it had a population of 53,671 at the 2010 Census, rising to 75,410 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 79,017. The principal town lies at Elfule in Namrole District.

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into five districts, but a sixth district has been added by the splitting of the existing Leksula District. The six districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
81.09.04Kepala Madan 1,276.009,41112,21012,991Biloro1697541
81.09.05Leksula 1,899.6114,90014,07114,267Leksula1997543
81.09.06Fena Fafan528.393,9044,309Waekatin1197542
81.09.01Namrole 326.0010,80920,87422,373Elfule1797544
81.09.02Waesama 724.0011,50515,19615,853Wamsisi1197545
81.09.03Ambalau
306.006,8469,1559,225Siwar797546
Totals5,060.0053,67175,41079,017Namrole81

Notes: including three offshore islands. including fifteen offshore islands. the 2010 population of Fena Fafan District is included with the figure for Leksula District. including four offshore islands. including three offshore islands.

Climate

Namrole, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate moderate rainfall from October to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to September. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, the southern part of Buru island experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.