Bone Bolango Regency Explained

Official Name:Bone Bolango Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Bone Bolango
Settlement Type:Regency
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Gorontalo
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Suwawa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1915.44
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:172301
Population Density Km2:auto

Bone Bolango is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. It was established in 2003 under Law Number (Undang-Undang Nomor) 6/2003 from the former eastern districts of Gorontalo Regency. It has an area of 1,915.44 km2 and had a population of 141,915 at the 2010 Census[2] and 162,778 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 172,301 (comprising 86,721 males and 85,580 females).[4] The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Suwawa.

Administrative Districts

Originally comprising four districts (kecamatan) when it was established in 2003, the Regency was by 2010 re-divided into seventeen districts, and an additional district (Pinogu District) was subsequently created by the splitting of the existing Suwawa Timur District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 160 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Kabila District), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
75.03.01 Tapa 13.446,8717,6018,006Talulobutu796545
75.03.05 Bulango Utara
(North Bulango)
60.50 6,9337,9988,551Boidu996544
75.03.15 Bulango Selatan (a)
(South Bulango)
5.629,71110,91511,817Tinelo Ayula1096541
75.03.16 Bulango Timur
(East Bulango)
11.91 4,9955,7286,026Bulotalang596542
75.03.14 Bulango Ulu
(Upper Bulango)
373.063,6124,1454,408Mongiilo696543
Former Bolango District 464.5332,12236,25138,80837
75.03.02 Kabila 12.63 21,00423,88724,374Olohuta12 (b) 96552
75.03.07 Botupingge 31.205,5986,6437,170Timbuolo Timur996551
75.03.06 Tilongkabila 39.4216,56919,25720,113Bongoime1496554
Former Kabila District 83.2543,17149,78751,65735
75.03.03 Suwawa 25.7810,68813,05613,879Boludawa1096562
75.03.12 Suwawa Selatan
(South Suwawa)
57.024,7965,5236,057Molintogupo896563
75.03.11 Suwawa Timur
(East Suwawa)
266.136,5785,3415,891Dumbayabulan996565
75.03.13 Suwawa Tengah
(Central Suwawa)
45.365,7166,4326,666Duano696564
75.03.18 Pinogu 496.00(c) 2,0542,063Pinogu596561
Former Suwana District890.2927,77832,40634,55638
75.03.04 Bone Pantai 104.379,77610,72911,303Bilungala1396573
75.03.08 Kabila Bone 67.859,75511,45412,274Huangobotu996553
75.03.10 Bone Raya 65.305,8766,9267,339Mopiya1096572
75.03.09 Bone 152.028,6749,87010,616Taludaa1496571
75.03.17 Bulawa 87.824,7635,3555,748Kaidundu996574
Former Bone District477.3638,84444,33447,28055
Regency Totals 1,915.44141,915162,778172,301Suwawa165

Notes: (a) South Bolango District is a northern suburb of Gorontalo city. (b) comprising 5 kelurahan (Oluhuta, Oluhuta Utara, Padengo, Pauwo and Tumbihe) and 7 desa. (c) the 2010 population of the new Pinogu District is included in the figure for the existing Suwawa Timur District, from which it was cut out.

Beaches and underwater cave

Olele Beach in Kabila Bone District is 27 kilometres from Gorontalo or around an hour's drive on poor condition roads. The beach is ideal for diving to see various giant coral sponges. In the left side of Olele's beach there is vertical Jin Cave with 50 metres depth. Olele Beach is protected from extreme current, so diving can be done day and night along the year. Besides the Olele dive site, there are totaling 23 spots along the southern coast of Gorontalo from Biluhu village to Bilungala village.[6]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bone Bolango Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7503)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bone Bolango Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7503)
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bone Bolango Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7503)
  6. Web site: A truly hidden paradise . April 15, 2013.