Bantaeng Regency
Kabupaten Bantaeng ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ | |
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Town of Bantaeng | |
![]() Location within South Sulawesi | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Sulawesi |
Capital | Bantaeng |
Government | |
• Regent | Dr.HM. Nurdin Abdullah M.Agr |
Area | |
• Total | 395.83 km2 (152.83 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 211,623 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Website | http://www.bantaeng.go.id |
Bantaeng Regency (Kabupaten Bantaeng; ᨀᨅᨘᨄᨈᨙ ᨅᨈᨕᨙᨂ) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 395.83 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 2023 was 211,623 (comprising 104,602 males and 107,021 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.