| Bontobahari | |
| Settlement Type: | Kecamatan and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sulawesi |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sulawesi |
| Pushpin Map1: | Indonesia |
| Pushpin Label Position1: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location of the town in Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Sulawesi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bulukumba Regency |
| Timezone: | WIB |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | -5.5253°N 120.3597°W |
Bontobahari or Bonto Bahari is a small town and kecamatan in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The town is located on the south-eastern coast of Sulawesi on the Flores Sea and the surrounding area forms the Bontobahari Faunal Reserve, a protected area under conservation.
Bonto Bahari means "Land of the Sea"; it is located at sea level and the soil in area is said to be too thin to support agriculture.[1] [2] It contains a series of fishponds which are owned by local villagers.[3] Bontobahari is noted for its Konjo or Kunjo boatbuilders, Konjo being a tribe which inhabit Bontobahari and surrounding areas of Kajang, Herlang and Bonto Tiro within the Bulukumba Regency.[4] In 1987 villagers built the Hati Marege and in December of that year, 13 people from Makassar sailed for northern Australia in it. The trip was a success and today this boat which was built in Bontobahari is located in the Darwin Museum.[5]