Bombana Regency

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Bombana Regency
Kabupaten Bombana
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Location within Southeast Sulawesi
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Bombana Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
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Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°48′17″S121°48′32″E / 4.80472°S 121.80889°E / -4.80472; 121.80889
Country Indonesia
Province Southeast Sulawesi
Capital Rumbia
Government
  RegentTafdil
  Vice RegentMasyhura
Area
  Total3,316.16 km2 (1,280.38 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate) [1]
  Total151,910
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 405
Website bombanakab.go.id

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 official estimate as at mid 2021 was 151,910. [4] The administrative centre lies at the town of Rumbia.

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Administration

The regency is divided into 22 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [5] and the 2020 Census, [6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021. [7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, 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
Population
Estimate
mid 2021
Administrative
centre
Number
of
villages
Number
of
islands
Post
code
KabaenaKabaena103.572,8493,1203,139Teomokole4-93781
Kabaena UtaraNorth Kabaena132.973,6714,0314,056Tedubara6493785
Kabaena SelatanSouth Kabaena129.202,6063,3253,395Batuawu4-93782
Kabaena BaratWest Kabaena39.437,4927,8297,854Baliara5793780
Kabaena TimurEast Kabaena121.256,6637,5667,639Dongkala7293784
Kabaena TengahCentral Kabaena275.583,2544,0644,141Lengora7-93783
(Most of Kabaena Island)(a)802.0026,53529,93530,2243313
Rumbia58.9910,71012,38512,526Kasipute5-93771
Mata Oleo108.536,0927,0797,163Lora11393770
Kepulauan Masaloka RayaMasaloka Raya Islands2.662,9782,3322,337Batu Lamburi5593778
Rumbia TengahCentral Rumbia21.116,3567,2677,342Kampung Baru5-93771
Rarowatu 166.816,2256,3426,381Taubonto9-93787
Rarowatu UtaraNorth Rarowatu239.407,3597,1477,206Aneka Marga8193788
Lantari Jaya285.017,5208,4758,550Lantari9-93774
Mata Usu456.171,2641,8061,864Wia-Wia5-93786
Poleang TimurEast Poleang101.559,10910,15210,231Bambaea5-93776
Poleang UtaraNorth Poleang237.2710,45410,96811,029Tanah Poleang8-93777
Poleang SelatanSouth Poleang89.886,6026,9116,940Waemputang5193773
Poleang TenggaraSoutheast Poleang133.513,7544,2464,285Lemo5193775
Poleang115.3914,27714,33614,425Boepinang Barat10193772
Poleang BaratWest Poleang325.0511,26912,25812,324Rakadua11-93772
Tontonunu131.145,2515,3915,398Tongkoseng5-93789
Poleang TengahCentral Poleang41.693,4803,6763,685Mulaeno4-93779

Note: (a) the southern portion of Kabaena Island forms part of Central Buton Regency.

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 [8]

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Coordinates: 4°48′17″S121°48′32″E / 4.80472°S 121.80889°E / -4.80472; 121.80889