Bantaeng Regency (Kabupaten Bantaeng; ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 390.97 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 2025 was 221,359 (comprising 109,626 males and 111,723 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 2025.[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 2025		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
73.03.01Bissappu32.8430,93135,35638,935Banto Lebang11 (a)92451
73.03.06Uluere63.5510,81411,56313,501Banto Marannu692452
73.03.08Sinoa43.0011,82713,03114,837Banto Maccini692450
73.03.02Bantaeng
(town)		28.8736,71839,59742,479Pallantikang9 (b)92411
-92415
73.03.03Eremerasa45.0118,61421,28424,203Ulugalung992414
-92415
73.03.04Tompobulu75.8522,91324,85727,165Banyorang10 (c)92462
73.03.05Pa'jukukang48.9029,01732,33139,367Nipa-nipa1092460
73.03.07Gantarangkeke52.9515,86518,69720,872Gantarangteke6 (d)92461
Totals390.97176,699196,716221,359Bantaeng67

Notes: (a) comprises 7 kelurahan (Bonto Atu, Bonto Jaya, Bonto Langkasa, Bonto Lebang, Bonto Manai, Bonto Rita and Bonto Sunggu) and 4 desa.
(b) comprises 8 kelurahan (Karatuang, Lamalaka, Lembang, Letta, Mallilingi, Onto, Pallantikang and Tappanjeng) and 1 desa.
(c) comprises 4 kelurahan (Banyorang, Campaga, Ereng-Ereng and Lembang Gantarangkeke) and 6 desa.
(d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Gantarangkeke and Tanah Loe) 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]

Tourism

Mount Lompobattang

Bantaeng Regency has 3 beaches:[5]

  • Lamalaka Beach
  • Seruni Beach
  • Marina Beach and Resort

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bantaeng Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7303)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 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.

5°32′S 119°56′E / 5.533°S 119.933°E / -5.533; 119.933

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantaeng_Regency