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 a land area of 1,887.71 km2 and had a population of 141,915 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 162,778 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 175,424 (comprising 88,333 males and 87,091 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bone Bolango Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7504) 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 and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bone Bolango Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7504) 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 ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcodes 75.03.01 Tapa 13.446,8717,6018,109Talulobutu796545 75.03.05 Bulango Utara (North Bulango) 60.50 6,9337,9988,728Boidu996544 75.03.15 Bulango Selatan (a) (South Bulango) 5.629,71110,77911,969Tinelo Ayula1096541 75.03.16 Bulango Timur (East Bulango) 11.91 4,9955,7286,174Bulotalang596542 75.03.14 Bulango Ulu (Upper Bulango) 373.063,6124,1454,480Mongiilo696543 Former Bolango District 464.5332,12236,25139,460 37 75.03.02 Kabila 12.63 21,00423,88724,913Olohuta12 (b) 96552 75.03.07 Botupingge 12.735,5986,6437,291Timbuolo Timur996551 75.03.06 Tilongkabila 39.4216,56919,25720,445Bongoime1496554 Former Kabila District 64.7843,17149,78752,649 35 75.03.03 Suwawa 25.7810,68813,05614,247Boludawa1096562 75.03.12 Suwawa Selatan (South Suwawa) 57.024,7965,5236,169Molintogupo896563 75.03.11 Suwawa Timur (East Suwawa) 266.136,5785,3416,101Dumbayabulan996565 75.03.13 Suwawa Tengah (Central Suwawa) 45.365,7166,4326,813Duano696564 75.03.18 Pinogu 496.00 (c) 2,0542,055Pinogu596561 Former Suwana District890.2927,77832,40635,385 38 75.03.04 Bone Pantai 104.379,77610,72911,391Bilungala1396573 75.03.08 Kabila Bone 58.619,75511,45412,489Huangobotu996553 75.03.10 Bone Raya 65.305,8766,9267,410Mopiya1096572 75.03.09 Bone 152.018,6749,87010,780Taludaa1496571 75.03.17 Bulawa 87.824,7635,3555,860Kaidundu996574 Former Bone District468.1138,84444,33447,930 55 Regency Totals 1,887.71141,915162,778175,424Suwawa165
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.
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