Bombana Regency

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. It covers an area of 3,316.16 km2, and had a population on 139,235 at the 2010 Census[2] and 150,706 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre lies at the town of Rumbia.

Bombana Regency
Kabupaten Bombana
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Bombana Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°48′17″S 121°48′32″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalRumbia
Government
 • RegentTafdil
 • Vice RegentMasyhura
Area
 • Total3,316.16 km2 (1,280.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total150,706
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitebombanakab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into 22 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

NameEnglish nameArea
in
km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Number
of
villages		Number
of
islands		Post
code
Kabaena UtaraNorth Kabaena132.973,6714,0316493785
Kabaena BaratWest Kabaena39.437,4927,8295793780
KabaenaKabaena103.572,8493,1204-93781
Kabaena SelatanSouth Kabaena129.202,6063,3254-93782
Kabaena TengahCentral Kabaena275.583,2544,0647-93783
Kabaena TimurEast Kabaena121.256,6637,5667293784
(Most of Kabaena Island)802.0026,53529,9353313
Rumbia58.9910,71012,3855-93771
Mata Oleo108.536,0927,07911393770
Kepulauan Masaloka RayaMasaloka Raya Islands2.662,9782,3325593778
Rumbia TengahCentral Rumbia21.116,3567,2675-93771
Rarowatu166.816,2256,3429-93787
Rarowatu UtaraNorth Rarowatu239.407,3597,1478193788
Lantari Jaya285.017,5208,4759-93774
Mata Usu456.171,2641,8065-93786
Poleang TenggaraSoutheast Poleang133.513,7544,2465193775
Poleang TimurEast Poleang101.559,10910,1525-93776
Poleang SelatanSouth Poleang89.886,6026,9115193773
Poleang UtaraNorth Poleang237.2710,45410,9688-93777
Tontonunu131.145,2515,3915-93789
Poleang TengahCentral Poleang41.693,4803,6764-93779
Poleang115.3914,27714,33610193772
Poleang BaratWest Poleang325.0511,26912,25811-93772

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.

Climate data for Rumbia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 193
(7.6)		 184
(7.2)		 208
(8.2)		 188
(7.4)		 249
(9.8)		 219
(8.6)		 148
(5.8)		 95
(3.7)		 82
(3.2)		 68
(2.7)		 128
(5.0)		 172
(6.8)		 1,934
(76)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. "Climate: Rumbia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.