Bombana Regency

Bombana Regency
Kabupaten Bombana
Coat of arms of Bombana Regency
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Location within Southeast Sulawesi
Bombana Regency is located in Sulawesi
Bombana Regency
Bombana Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Bombana Regency is located in Indonesia
Bombana Regency
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
 • RegentTafdil
 • Vice RegentMasyhura
Area
 • Total3,293.97 km2 (1,271.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total163,402
 • Density50/km2 (130/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 2023 was 163,402 - comprising 82,602 males and 80,800 females.[1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Rumbia.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bombana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7406)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.