Bantaeng Regency (Kabupaten Bantaeng; ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 395.83 km2 and had a population of 176,984 at the 2010 Census,[2] rising to 196,716 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 197,886.[4] The administrative centre is the town of Bantaeng (historically, Bonthain), which lies on the south coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi island.
Bantaeng Regency
Kabupaten Bantaeng ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Sulawesi |
Capital | Bantaeng |
Government | |
• Regent | Dr.HM. Nurdin Abdullah M.Agr |
Area | |
• Total | 395.83 km2 (152.83 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2021 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 197,886 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Website | http://www.bantaeng.go.id |
Bantaeng Regency is divided into eight Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] as well as according to the official estimates for mid 2021.[7]
Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 | Population Estimate mid 2021 |
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Bissappu | 32.84 | 30,931 | 35,356 | 35,655 |
Uluere | 67.29 | 10,814 | 11,563 | 11,586 |
Sinoa | 43.00 | 11,827 | 13,031 | 13,095 |
Bantaeng | 28.85 | 36,718 | 39,597 | 39,706 |
Eremerasa | 45.01 | 18,614 | 21,284 | 21,467 |
Tompobulu | 76.99 | 22,913 | 24,857 | 24,943 |
Pa'jukukang | 48.90 | 29,017 | 32,331 | 32,524 |
Gantarangkeke | 52.95 | 15,865 | 18,697 | 18,910 |
Totals | 395.83 | 176,984 | 196,716 | 197,886 |
Bantaeng has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from July to November and heavy rainfall from December to June.
Climate data for Bantaeng | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.9 (87.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.1 (71.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 181 (7.1) |
149 (5.9) |
128 (5.0) |
130 (5.1) |
194 (7.6) |
185 (7.3) |
106 (4.2) |
41 (1.6) |
20 (0.8) |
46 (1.8) |
80 (3.1) |
144 (5.7) |
1,404 (55.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[8] |
Bantaeng Regency has 3 beaches:[9]
The previous 2 beaches is near the administrative centre, Bantaeng, and the last beach is 18 kilometers southeast of Lamalaka Beach.
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Capital: Makassar | ||
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