Bantaeng Regency (''Kabupaten Bantaeng''; ) is a
regency
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
of
South Sulawesi Province in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It covers an area of 395.83 km
2 and had a population of 176,984 at the 2010 Census, rising to 196,716 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 197,886. 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 and the 2020 Census, as well as according to the official estimates for mid 2021.
Climate
Bantaeng has a
tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...
(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from July to November and heavy rainfall from December to June.
Beaches
Bantaeng Regency has 3 beaches:
* 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
Regencies of South Sulawesi
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