Bombana Regency

Bombana Regency
Kabupaten Bombana
Regency
Grassland on the main road of South Poleang, Bombana, Southeast Sulawesi
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 / 4.80472°S 121.80889°E / -4.80472; 121.80889
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSoutheast Sulawesi
CapitalRumbia
Government
 • RegentBurhanuddin Anwar
 • Vice RegentAhmad Yani
Area
 • Total
3,293.97 km2 (1,271.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
169,072
 • Density51.3277/km2 (132.938/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 405
Websitebombanakab.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. 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 Census[2] and 150,706 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 169,072 (comprising 85,232 males and 83,840 females).[1] 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 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] 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 of
District
(kecamatan)		 English name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 No.
of
islands		 Post
code
74.06.05 Kabaena Kabaena 101.05 2,849 3,120 3,418 Teomokole 4 (a) - 93781
74.06.15 Kabaena Utara North Kabaena 132.97 3,671 4,031 4,742 Tedubara 6 4 93785
74.06.13 Kabaena Selatan South Kabaena (b) 125.49 2,606 3,325 3,695 Batuawu 4 - 93782
74.06.14 Kabaena Barat West Kabaena 49.81 7,492 7,829 8,774 Baliara 5 (c) 7 93780
74.06.06 Kabaena Timur East Kabaena 119.66 6,663 7,566 8,670 Dongkala 7 (d) 2 93784
74.06.16 Kabaena Tengah Central Kabaena 288.61 3,254 4,064 5,228 Lengora 7 - 93783
Sub-totals (Most (e) of Kabaena Island) 817.59 26,535 29,935 34,527 33 13
74.06.04 Rumbia 39.91 10,710 12,385 13,025 Kasipute 5 (f) - 93771
74.06.08 Mata Oleo 110.00 6,092 7,079 8,307 Lora 11 3 93770
74.06.17 Kepulauan Masaloka Raya Great Masaloka Islands 2.81 2,978 2,332 2,756 Batu Lamburi 5 5 93778
74.06.18 Rumbia Tengah Central Rumbia 23.61 6,356 7,267 8,309 Kampung Baru 5 (g) - 93771
74.06.03 Rarowatu 213.32 6,225 6,342 7,141 Taubonto 9 (h) - 93787
74.06.09 Rarowatu Utara North Rarowatu 219.69 7,359 7,147 8,125 Aneka Marga 8 (i) 1 93788
74.06.21 Lantari Jaya 388.81 7,520 8,475 9,865 Lantari 9 - 93774
74.06.22 Mata Usu 355.85 1,264 1,806 2,107 Wia-Wia 5 - 93786
74.06.02 Poleang Timur East Poleang 100.54 9,109 10,152 11,097 Bambaea 5 (j) - 93776
74.06.10 Poleang Utara North Poleang 227.19 10,454 10,968 12,000 Tanah Poleang 8 - 93777
74.06.11 Poleang Selatan South Poleang 81.55 6,602 6,911 7,865 Waemputang 5 1 93773
74.06.12 Poleang Tenggara Southeast Poleang 126.07 3,754 4,246 4,774 Lemo 5 1 93775
74.06.01 Poleang Poleang town 97.44 14,277 14,336 15,452 Boepinang Barat 10 (k) 1 93772
74.06.07 Poleang Barat West Poleang 305.84 11,269 12,258 13,614 Rakadua 11 - 93772
74.06.20 Tontonunu 163.38 5,251 5,391 6,078 Tongkoseng 5 - 93789
74.06.19 Poleang Tengah Central Poleang 33.31 3,480 3,676 4,030 Mulaeno 4 - 93779
Sub-totals Mainland 2,476.38 112,700 120,771 134,545 110 12
Total Regency 3,293.97 139,235 150,706 169,072 Rumbia 143 25

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.

Climate data for Rumbia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bombana Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7406)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Rumbia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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