# 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 (which includes the smaller island of Ambalau to the southeast of Buru Island) covers an area of 5,060 km$^2$, 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 (comprising 39,952 males and 39,065 females). 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 (kecamatan), but a sixth district (Fena Fafan) 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 (all rated as rural desa) in each district, and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
| 81.09.04 | Kepala Madan $^{(a)}$ | 1,276.00 | 9,411 | 12,210 | 12,991 | Biloro | 16 | 97541 |
| 81.09.05 | Leksula $^{(b)}$ | 1,899.61 | 14,900 | 14,071 | 14,267 | Leksula | 19 | 97543 |
| 81.09.06 | Fena Fafan | 528.39 | $^{(c)}$ | 3,904 | 4,309 | Waekatin | 11 | 97542 |
| 81.09.01 | Namrole $^{(d)}$ | 326.00 | 10,809 | 20,874 | 22,373 | Elfule | 17 | 97544 |
| 81.09.02 | Waesama $^{(e)}$ | 724.00 | 11,505 | 15,196 | 15,853 | Wamsisi | 11 | 97545 |
| 81.09.03 | Ambalau (island) | 306.00 | 6,846 | 9,155 | 9,225 | Siwar | 7 | 97546 |
| | Totals | 5,060.00 | 53,671 | 75,410 | 79,017 | Namrole | 81 | |
Notes: (a) including three offshore islands. (b) including fifteen offshore islands. (c) the 2010 population of Fena Fafan District is included with the figure for Leksula District. (d) including four offshore islands. (e) including three offshore islands.

## Climate

Namrole, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) 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.
Climate data for Namrole :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.1 (86.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.5 (74.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 142 (5.6) | 119 (4.7) | 119 (4.7) | 139 (5.5) | 239 (9.4) | 436 (17.2) | 515 (20.3) | 213 (8.4) | 157 (6.2) | 84 (3.3) | 85 (3.3) | 109 (4.3) | 2,357 (92.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||