Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 1,154.58 km2, and had a population of 394,757 at the 2010 Census[3] and 437,607 at the 2020 Census.[4] The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.
Bulukumba Regency
Kabupaten Bulukumba | |
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Regency | |
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![]() Location within South Sulawesi | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Sulawesi |
Capital | Ujung Bulu |
Area | |
• Total | 1,154.58 km2 (445.79 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 437,607 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Area code(s) | +62 413 |
Website | www.bulukumbakab.go.id |
Bulukumba Regency is divided into ten Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [5] and 2020 Census.[6]
Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 |
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Gantarang | 173.51 | 71,307 | 81,170 |
Ujung Bulu | 14.44 | 47,886 | 49,060 |
Ujung Loe | 144.31 | 39,233 | 46,750 |
Bonto Bahari | 108.60 | 24,116 | 28,260 |
Bontotiro | 78.34 | 22,768 | 26,920 |
Herlang | 68.79 | 24,041 | 27,930 |
Kajang | 129.06 | 46,983 | 48,630 |
Bulukumpa | 171.33 | 50,607 | 54,090 |
Rilau Ale | 117.53 | 37,871 | 42,190 |
Kindang | 148.67 | 29,748 | 32,620 |
Totals | 1,154.58 | 394,757 | 437,607 |
The traditional wooden Pinisi ships are built in Bulukumba, e.g. in Lemo-lemo village.[7]
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 | |||||||||||||
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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[8] |
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Capital: Makassar | ||
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