Bombana Regency (Kabupaten Bombana) is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It consists of part of the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi, together with most of the substantial offshore island of Kabaena to the south. The regency was created on 18 December 2003 from part of Buton Regency (which until then had covered most of the islands within the province, as well as part of the Sulawesi "mainland"). It covers an area of 3,293.97 km2, and had a population on 139,235 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 150,706 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 169,072 (comprising 85,232 males and 83,840 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bombana Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7406) The administrative centre lies at the town of Rumbia.
Administration The regency is divided into 22 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bombana Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7406) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 121 rural desa and 22 urban kelurahan) and of offshore islands in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) English name Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025Admin centre No.ofvillagesNo.ofislandsPostcode 74.06.05 Kabaena Kabaena 101.052,8493,1203,418Teomokole4 (a) -93781 74.06.15 Kabaena Utara North Kabaena 132.973,6714,0314,742Tedubara6493785 74.06.13 Kabaena Selatan South Kabaena (b) 125.492,6063,3253,695Batuawu4-93782 74.06.14 Kabaena Barat West Kabaena 49.817,4927,8298,774Baliara5 (c) 7 93780 74.06.06 Kabaena Timur East Kabaena 119.666,6637,5668,670Dongkala7 (d) 293784 74.06.16 Kabaena Tengah Central Kabaena 288.613,2544,0645,228Lengora7-93783 Sub-totals (Most (e) of Kabaena Island) 817.5926,53529,93534,527 3313 74.06.04 Rumbia 39.9110,71012,38513,025Kasipute5 (f) -93771 74.06.08 Mata Oleo 110.006,0927,0798,307Lora11393770 74.06.17 Kepulauan Masaloka Raya Great Masaloka Islands 2.812,9782,3322,756Batu Lamburi5593778 74.06.18 Rumbia Tengah Central Rumbia 23.616,3567,2678,309Kampung Baru5 (g) -93771 74.06.03 Rarowatu 213.326,2256,3427,141Taubonto9 (h) -93787 74.06.09 Rarowatu Utara North Rarowatu 219.697,3597,1478,125Aneka Marga8 (i) 193788 74.06.21 Lantari Jaya 388.817,5208,4759,865Lantari9-93774 74.06.22 Mata Usu 355.851,2641,8062,107Wia-Wia5-93786 74.06.02 Poleang Timur East Poleang 100.549,10910,15211,097Bambaea5 (j) -93776 74.06.10 Poleang Utara North Poleang 227.1910,45410,96812,000Tanah Poleang8-93777 74.06.11 Poleang Selatan South Poleang 81.556,6026,9117,865Waemputang5193773 74.06.12 Poleang Tenggara Southeast Poleang 126.073,7544,2464,774Lemo5193775 74.06.01 Poleang Poleang town97.4414,27714,33615,452Boepinang Barat10 (k) 193772 74.06.07 Poleang Barat West Poleang 305.8411,26912,25813,614Rakadua11-93772 74.06.20 Tontonunu 163.385,2515,3916,078Tongkoseng5-93789 74.06.19 Poleang Tengah Central Poleang 33.313,4803,6764,030Mulaeno4-93779 Sub-totals Mainland 2,476.38112,700120,771134,545 11012 Total Regency 3,293.97139,235150,706169,072Rumbia14325
Note: (a) includes the two kelurahan of Rahampuu and Teomokole. (b) notwithstanding the name, this district covers the southwest part of Kabaena island and does not include the southern portion. (c) includes the kelurahan of Sikeli. (d) includes the two kelurahan of Dongkala and Lambale. (e) the southern portion of Kabaena Island (including smaller islands off its southeast coast) forms Talaga Raya District, which is part of Central Buton Regency. (f) comprises four kelurahan (Doule, Kasipute, Lameroro and Lampopala) and one desa. (g) includes the three kelurahan of Kampung Baru, Lauru and Poea. (h) includes the one kelurahan of Taubonto. (i) includes the one kelurahan of Aneka Marga. (j) comprises two kelurahan of Bambaea and Puu Lemo, plus three desa. (k) comprises six kelurahan (Barangga, Boeara, Boepinang, Boepinang Barat, Kasabolo and Kastarib) and four desa.
Climate Most of Bombana Regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to November and heavy rainfall from December to July. The following climate data is for the town of Rumbia, the seat of the regency.
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