Bulukumba Regency is a regency in the southeast corner of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.Maplandia.com, retrieved 28 August 2009. It covers an area of 1,175.53 km2, and had a population of 394,757 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 437,607 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate for mid 2025 was 485,008 (including 237,335 males and 247,673 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7302) 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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates for mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bulukumba Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7302) 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 inDistrict(kecamatan) Areainkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 73.02.01 Gantarang 175.8471,30781,17391,061Ponre21 (a)92561 73.02.02 Ujung Bulu (town)14.6347,88649,06052,722Terang-Terang9 (b)92511 (c) 73.02.09 Ujung Loe 146.2539,23346,75052,283Dannuang13 (d)92562 73.02.03 Bonto Bahari (e)115.5124,11628,25531,843Tanah Lemo8 (f)92571 73.02.04 Bontotiro 79.3922,76826,92030,014Ekatiro13 (d)92572 73.02.05 Hero Lange-Lange (or 'Herlang')69.7124,04127,93131,104Tanuntung8 (g)92573 73.02.06 Kajang 130.7946,98348,62854,731Kassi19 (h)92574 73.02.07 Bulukumpa 173.6350,60754,08757,633Tanete17 (j)92552 73.02.10 Rilau Ale 119.1137,87142,18847,225Palampang15 (d)92553 73.02.08 Kindang 150.6729,74832,61536.392Borong Rapooa13 (d)92517 Totals 1,175.53394,757437,607485,008Ujung Bulu136
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 the offshore island of Pulau Liukangloe, south of Tanjung Bira, the mosr southeastern point of South Sulawesi province. (f) including 4 kelurahan - Benjala, Sapo Lohe, Tanah Beru and Tanah Lemo. (g) including 2 kelurahan - Bonto Kamase and Tanuntung. (h) including 2 kelurahan - Laikang and Tanah Jaya. (j) 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.
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
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