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 | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buginese | ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨛ ᨅᨘᨒᨘᨀᨘᨅ | 
|  Coat of arms | |
|  Location within South Sulawesi | |
| Country | Indonesia | 
| Province | South Sulawesi | 
| Capital | Ujung Bulu | 
| Government | |
| • Regent | Andi Muchtar Ali Yusuf | 
| • Vice Regent | Andi Edy Manaf | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,170.10 km2 (451.78 sq mi) | 
| Population  (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 443,292 | 
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) | 
| Area code | +62 413 | 
| Website | www.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.


| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantarang | 175.84 | 71,307 | 81,173 | 82,494 | Ponre | 21 (a) | 92561 | 
| Ujung Bulu (town) | 14.63 | 47,886 | 49,060 | 49,257 | Terang-Terang | 9 (b) | 92511 (c) | 
| Ujung Loe | 146.25 | 39,233 | 46,750 | 47,933 | Dannuang | 13 (d) | 92562 | 
| Bonto Bahari | 110.06 | 24,116 | 28,255 | 28,875 | Tanah Lemo | 8 (e) | 92571 | 
| Bontotiro | 79.39 | 22,768 | 26,920 | 27,560 | Hila-Hila | 13 (d) | 92572 | 
| Herlang | 69.71 | 24,041 | 27,931 | 28,498 | Tanuntung | 8 (f) | 92573 | 
| Kajang | 130.79 | 46,983 | 48,775 | 48,571 | Kassi | 19 (f) | 92574 | 
| Bulukumpa | 173.63 | 50,607 | 54,087 | 54,300 | Tanete | 17 (a) | 92552 | 
| Rilau Ale | 119.11 | 37,871 | 42,188 | 42,695 | Palampang | 15 (d) | 92553 | 
| 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. (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
    
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7302)
- Maplandia.com, retrieved 28 August 2009.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Perahu Pinisi di Tanah Beru Bulukumba". June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013.
- "Climate: Bulukumba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
