Bantaeng Regency
Kabupaten Bantaeng
ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ
Regency
Official seal of Bantaeng Regency
Seal
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalBantaeng
Government
 • RegentDr.HM. Nurdin Abdullah M.Agr
Area
 • Total395.83 km2 (152.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total199,399
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitehttp://www.bantaeng.go.id

Bantaeng Regency (Kabupaten Bantaeng; ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 395.83 km2 and had a population of 176,984 at the 2010 Census,[2] rising to 196,716 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 199,399 (comprising 98,641 males and 100,758 females).[1] The administrative centre is the town of Bantaeng (historically, Bonthain), which lies on the south coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi island.

Administration

Bantaeng Regency is divided into eight Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] as well as according to the official estimates for mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of villages in each district (totaling 46 rural desa and 21 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
73.03.01 Bissappu 32.84 30,931 35,356 36,018 Banto Lebang 11 (a) 92451
73.03.06 Uluere 67.29 10,814 11,563 11,628 Banto Marannu 6 92452
73.03.08 Sinoa 43.00 11,827 13,031 13,181 Banto Maccini 6 92450
73.03.02 Bantaeng
(town)		 28.85 36,718 39,597 39,886 Pallantikang 9 (b) 92411
-92415
73.03.03 Eremerasa 45.01 18,614 21,284 21,684 Ulugalung 9 92414
-92415
73.03.04 Tompobulu 76.99 22,913 24,857 25,068 Banyorang 10 (c) 92462
73.03.05 Pa'jukukang 48.90 29,017 32,331 32,774 Nipa-nipa 10 92460
73.03.07 Gantarangkeke 52.95 15,865 18,697 19,160 Gantarangteke 6 (d) 92461
Totals 395.83 176,984 196,716 199,399 Bantaeng 67

Notes: (a) includes 7 kelurahan and 4 desa. (b) includes 8 kelurahan and 1 desa. (c) includes 4 kelurahan and 6 desa.
(d) includes 2 kelurahan and 4 desa.

Climate

Bantaeng has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from July to November and heavy rainfall from December to June.

Climate data for Bantaeng
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.1
(86.2) 		30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.4
(79.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.1
(71.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 181
(7.1) 		149
(5.9) 		128
(5.0) 		130
(5.1) 		194
(7.6) 		185
(7.3) 		106
(4.2) 		41
(1.6) 		20
(0.8) 		46
(1.8) 		80
(3.1) 		144
(5.7) 		1,404
(55.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Beaches

Bantaeng Regency has 3 beaches:[5]

The previous 2 beaches is near the administrative centre, Bantaeng, and the last beach is 18 kilometers southeast of Lamalaka Beach.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bantaeng Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7303)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Bantaeng". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Bantaeng". July 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05.

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