# Bulukumba Regency

Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,175.53 km$^2$, and had a population of 394,757 at the 2010 Census and 437,607 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate for mid 2022 was 471,688 (including 230,557 males and 241,131 females). The town of Ujung Bulu is its capital.

## Administrative Districts

Bulukumba Regency is divided into ten Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2023. 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.
| Kode Wilayah | Name in 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 code |
| 73.02.01 | Gantarang | 175.84 | 71,307 | 81,173 | 88,151 | Ponre | 21 $^{(a)}$ | 92561 |
| 73.02.02 | Ujung Bulu (town) | 14.63 | 47,886 | 49,060 | 51,393 | Terang-Terang | 9 $^{(b)}$ | 92511 $^{(c)}$ |
| 73.02.09 | Ujung Loe | 146.25 | 39,233 | 46,750 | 50,825 | Dannuang | 13 $^{(d)}$ | 92562 |
| 73.02.03 | Bonto Bahari | 115.51 | 24,116 | 28,255 | 30,495 | Tanah Lemo | 8 $^{(e)}$ | 92571 |
| 73.02.04 | Bontotiro | 79.39 | 22,768 | 26,920 | 29,389 | Ekatiro | 13 $^{(d)}$ | 92572 |
| 73.02.05 | Hero Lange-Lange (or 'Herlang') | 69.71 | 24,041 | 27,931 | 30,422 | Tanuntung | 8 $^{(f)}$ | 92573 |
| 73.02.06 | Kajang | 130.79 | 46,983 | 48,775 | 53,193 | Kassi | 19 $^{(g)}$ | 92574 |
| 73.02.07 | Bulukumpa | 173.63 | 50,607 | 54,087 | 56,741 | Tanete | 17 $^{(h)}$ | 92552 |
| 73.02.10 | Rilau Ale | 119.11 | 37,871 | 42,188 | 45,872 | Palampang | 15 $^{(d)}$ | 92553 |
| 73.02.08 | Kindang | 150.67 | 29,748 | 32,615 | 35,207 | Borong Rapooa | 13 $^{(d)}$ | 92517 |
| | Totals | 1,175,53 | 394,757 | 437,607 | 471,688 | Ujung Bulu | 136 | |
Note: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Jalanjang, Mario Rennu and Matekko. (b) all 9 are kelurahan - Bentengnge, Bintarore, Caile, Ela-Ela, Kalumeme, Kasimpureng, Loka, Tanah Kongkong and Terang-Terang. (c) except for the kelurahan of Tanah Kongkong (whose postcode is 92513), Bintarore (92514), Caile (92517) and Kalumeme (92518). (d) including one kelurahan - the district admin centre as named. (e) including 4 kelurahan - Benjala, Sapo Lohe, Tanah Beru and Tanah Lemo. (f) including 2 kelurahan - Bonto Kamase and Tanuntung. (g) including 2 kelurahan - Laikang and Tanah Jaya. (h) including 3 kelurahan - Balla Saraja, Jawijawi and Tanete.

## Pinisi ships

The traditional wooden Pinisi ships are built in Bulukumba, e.g. in Lemo-lemo village.

## 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 ||||||||||||||

## Tourism

Bulukumba has many beach tourist destinations such as
* Tanjung Bira Beach
* Apparalang Beach
* Panrang Luhu Beach
* Marumasa Beach
* Kasuso Beach
* Mandala Ria Beach
* Bara Beach
* Liukang Loe Island Beach
* Lemo-lemo Beach
* Samboang Beach
* Kambing Island Beach
* Ujung Tiro Beach
* Kaluku Beach
* Pusahelu Beach