South Bungku District (Kecamatan Bungku Selatan in Indonesian) is essentially now just a string of islands off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and consists of part of Morowali Regency comprising islands in the waters of the Banda Sea. Until 2022 this district included other villages on the mainland of Sulawesi to the south, but these three desa have now been separated off into a new Sombori Islands District (Kecamatan Kepulauan Sombori). Geography The principal inhabited islands (from east to west) are Pulau Bungintende (with Bungintende village), Pulau Sainoa (containing the village of Sainoa), Pulau Umbele (containing the villages of Boelimau, Polewali, Umbele and Umbele Lama), Pulau Palimbawang (containing Palimbawang village), Pulau Dua Island (with the village of the same name), Pulau Paku (with Jawi Jawi, Buton, Koburu, Bungingkela, Paku, Bakala and Buajangka villages), Pulau Kaleroang (with Kalerorang village at its northern point), Pulau Waru Waru (with villages of Waru Waru, Poo and Poaro), Pulau Padabale (with Padabale village), and Pulau Pado Pado (with Pado Pado), with Pulau Bapa to its south (with village of the same name).
Demographics South Bungku District had a population of 15,654 residents as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Morowali Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7203) Kaleroang, the most populous village, situated on the island of the same name (Pulau Kalerorang), which also serves as the seat of district government, had a population of 1,316 in mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bungku Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7203020) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Morowali Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7206)
Villages Following the transfer in 2022 of its three most southern desa (Pulau Dua Darat, Lalemo and Lamontoli) on the mainland of Sulawesi to the new Sombori Islands District, the remaining 23 villages in the district (all classed as desa) are listed with their areas and their populations as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Bungku Selatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7203020.
KodeWilayah Name ofvillage Area inkm2 Pop'n2024Estimate 72.06.06.2001 Sainoa 6.321,111 72.06.06.2041 Bungintende 2.60552 72.06.06.2045 Boelimau 9.27592 72.06.06.2002 Polewali 20.08450 72.06.06.2004 Pulau Dua 5.01628 72.06.06.2043 Palimbawang 19.48836 72.06.06.2003 Umbele 8.72426 72.06.06.2009 Jawi Jawi 13.86545 72.06.06.2008 Buton 7.911,067 72.06.06.2007 Koburu 8.90313 72.06.06.2011 Bungingkela 12.87758 72.06.06.2012 Lokombulo 11.87599
KodeWilayah Name ofvillage Area inkm2 Pop'n2024Estimate 72.06.06.2006 Paku 11.10587 72.06.06.2005 Bakala 18.791,167 72.06.06.2013 Buajangka 13.89740 72.06.06.2010 Kaleroang 7.401,316 72.06.06.2014 Waru Waru 8.72648 72.06.06.2044 Poo 5.87364 72.06.06.2015 Padabale 15.72258 72.06.06.2016 Pado Pado 13.83592 72.06.06.2017 Pulau Bapa 7.90370 72.06.06.2046 Poaro 4.30500 72.06.06.2047 Umbele Lama 3.30624 Totals South Bungku238.6115,043
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