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;[1] the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 157,165.[2] The administrative centre lies at 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
 (2019)
 • Total157,165
 • Density47/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, their 2010 Census populations[3] and the latest (as at 2019) official estimates.[4]

NameEnglish nameArea
in
km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Estimate
2019
Kabaena UtaraNorth Kabaena132.973,6714,287
Kabaena BaratWest Kabaena39.437,4928,077
KabaenaKabaena103.572,8493,367
Kabaena SelatanSouth Kabaena129.202,6063,502
Kabaena TengahCentral Kabaena275.583,2544,245
Kabaena TimurEast Kabaena121.256,6637,975
(Most of Kabaena Island)802.0026,53531,453
Rumbia58.9910,71012,044
Mata Oleo108.536,0927,482
Kepulauan Masaloka RayaMasaloka Raya Islands2.662,9782,810
Rumbia TengahCentral Rumbia21.116,3567,407
Rarowatu166.816,2256,825
Rarowatu UtaraNorth Rarowatu239.407,3597,407
Lantari Jaya285.017,5208,744
Mata Usu456.171,2641,903
Poleang TenggaraSoutheast Poleang133.513,7544,471
Poleang TimurEast Poleang101.559,10910,538
Poleang SelatanSouth Poleang89.886,6027,302
Poleang UtaraNorth Poleang237.2710,45411,507
Tontonunu131.145,2515,630
Poleang TengahCentral Poleang41.693,4803,906
Poleang115.3914,27714,978
Poleang BaratWest Poleang325.0511,26912,768

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[5]

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

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