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Bombana Regency

Coordinates: 4°48′17″S 121°48′32″E / 4.80472°S 121.80889°E / -4.80472; 121.80889
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Bombana Regency
Kabupaten Bombana
Coat of arms of Bombana Regency
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Bombana Regency is located in Sulawesi
Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Bombana Regency is located in Indonesia
Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°48′17″S 121°48′32″E / 4.80472°S 121.80889°E / -4.80472; 121.80889
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalRumbia
Government
 • RegentTafdil
 • Vice RegentMasyhura
Area
 • Total
3,293.97 km2 (1,271.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
163,402
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitebombanakab.go.id

Bombana Regency (Kabupaten Bombana) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It consists of part of the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi, together with most of the substantial offshore island of Kabaena to the south. The regency was created on 18 December 2003 from part of Buton Regency (which until then had covered most of the islands within the province, as well as part of the Sulawesi "mainland"). It covers an area of 3,293.97 km2, and had a population on 139,235 at the 2010 Census[2] and 150,706 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 163,402 - comprising 82,602 males and 80,800 females.[1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Rumbia.

Administration

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The regency is divided into 22 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 121 rural desa and 22 urban kelurahan) and of offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
English name Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
No.
of
islands
Post
code
74.06.05 Kabaena Kabaena 101.05 2,849 3,120 3,322 Teomokole 4 (a) - 93781
74.06.06 Kabaena Timur East Kabaena 119.66 6,663 7,566 8,438 Dongkala 7 (a) 2 93784
74.06.13 Kabaena Selatan South Kabaena (a) 125.49 2,606 3,325 3,536 Batuawu 4 - 93782
74.06.14 Kabaena Barat West Kabaena 49.81 7,492 7,829 8,422 Baliara 5 (b) 7 93780
74.06.15 Kabaena Utara North Kabaena 132.97 3,671 4,031 4,634 Tedubara 6 4 93785
74.06.16 Kabaena Tengah Central Kabaena 288.61 3,254 4,064 5,001 Lengora 7 - 93783
(Most (d) of Kabaena Island) 817.59 26,535 29,935 33,353 33 13
74.06.04 Rumbia 39.91 10,710 12,385 12,406 Kasipute 5 (e) - 93771
74.06.08 Mata Oleo 110.00 6,092 7,079 8,089 Lora 11 3 93770
74.06.17 Kepulauan Masaloka Raya Masaloka Raya Islands 2.81 2,978 2,332 2,691 Batu Lamburi 5 5 93778
74.06.18 Rumbia Tengah Central Rumbia 23.61 6,356 7,267 7,948 Kampung Baru 5 (f) - 93771
74.06.03 Rarowatu 213.32 6,225 6,342 6,942 Taubonto 9 (b) - 93787
74.06.09 Rarowatu Utara North Rarowatu 219.69 7,359 7,147 7,896 Aneka Marga 8 (b) 1 93788
74.06.21 Lantari Jaya 388.81 7,520 8,475 9,291 Lantari 9 - 93774
74.06.22 Mata Usu 355.85 1,264 1,806 2,031 Wia-Wia 5 - 93786
74.06.02 Poleang Timur East Poleang 100.54 9,109 10,152 10,662 Bambaea 5 (a) - 93776
74.06.10 Poleang Utara North Poleang 227.19 10,454 10,968 11,826 Tanah Poleang 8 - 93777
74.06.11 Poleang Selatan South Poleang 81.55 6,602 6,911 7,594 Waemputang 5 1 93773
74.06.12 Poleang Tenggara Southeast Poleang 126.07 3,754 4,246 4,701 Lemo 5 1 93775
74.06.01 Poleang Poleang town 97.44 14,277 14,336 14,901 Boepinang Barat 10 (g) 1 93772
74.06.07 Poleang Barat West Poleang 305.84 11,269 12,258 13,170 Rakadua 11 - 93772
74.06.20 Tontonunu 163.38 5,251 5,391 5,932 Tongkoseng 5 - 93789
74.06.19 Poleang Tengah Central Poleang 33.31 3,480 3,676 3,969 Mulaeno 4 - 93779
Total Regency 3,293.97 139,235 150,706 163,402 Rumbia 143

Note: (a) includes 2 kelurahan. (b) notwithstanding the name, this district covers the southwest part of Kabaena island and does not include the southern portion. (c) includes one kelurahan.
(d) the southern portion of Kabaena Island (including smaller islands off its southeast coast) forms Talaga Raya District, which is part of Central Buton Regency.
(e) comprises 4 kelurahan and one desa. (f) comprises 3 kelurahan and 2 desa. (g) comprises 6 kelurahan and 4 desa.

Climate

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Most of Bombana Regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to November and heavy rainfall from December to July. The following climate data is for the town of Rumbia, the seat of the regency.

Climate data for Rumbia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.8
(87.4)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
30.5
(86.9)
31.3
(88.3)
32.4
(90.3)
32.4
(90.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
26.5
(79.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.1
(79.0)
26.7
(80.1)
27.5
(81.5)
28.0
(82.4)
27.5
(81.5)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
22.9
(73.2)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 193
(7.6)
184
(7.2)
208
(8.2)
188
(7.4)
249
(9.8)
219
(8.6)
148
(5.8)
95
(3.7)
82
(3.2)
68
(2.7)
128
(5.0)
172
(6.8)
1,934
(76)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bombana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7406)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Rumbia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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