South Buru Regency is a
regency
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of
Maluku,
Indonesia
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. It was created on 24 June 2008 by being split off from the existing
Buru Regency
Buru Regency is a regency of Maluku province, Indonesia. When it was first created on 4 October 1999 (by separation from Central Maluku Regency), the regency encompassed the entire island (plus outlying islands); but on 24 June 2008 the southern ...
. It is located on the island of
Buru
Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon Island, Ambon and Seram Island, Seram island ...
, of which it comprises the southern 40%. The Regency (which includes the smaller island of
Ambalau to the southeast of Buru Island) covers an area of 5,060 km
2, and it had a population of 53,671 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] rising to 75,410 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 79,017 (comprising 39,952 males and 39,065 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buru Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8109)] The principal town lies at Elfule in
Namrole District.
Administrative Districts
At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into five
districts
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(''kecamatan''), but a sixth district (Fena Fafan) has been added by the splitting of the existing Leksula District. The six districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Buru Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8109)] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of
administrative village
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s (all rated as rural ''desa'') in each district, and its postal codes.
Notes: (a) including three offshore islands. (b) including fifteen offshore islands. (c) the 2010 population of Fena Fafan District is included with the figure for Leksula District. (d) including four offshore islands. (e) including three offshore islands.
Climate
Namrole, the seat of the regency has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) moderate rainfall from October to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to September. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, the southern part of Buru island experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.
References
External links
{{Maluku
Regencies of Maluku (province)