Bone Regency

Bone Regency
Kabupaten Bone
Location within South Sulawesi
Bone Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates (Watampone): 4°32′19″S 120°19′47″E / 4.53861°S 120.32972°E / -4.53861; 120.32972
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalWatampone
Government
  RegentAndi Asman Sulaiman
  Vice RegentAndi Akmal Pasluddin
Area
  Total
4,559 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
820,510
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitebone.go.id

Bone Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Originally the seat of the Bone state, it joined Indonesia in 1950. The regency covers an area of 4,559.00 km2 and had a population of 717,682 at the 2010 census and 801,775 at the 2020 census. The official estimate of population as of mid-2023 was 820,510. Its main products are seaweed, rice, and fish. The administrative centre is the town of Watampone, which comprises the three districts of Tanete Riattang Barat, Tanete Riattang, and Tanete Riattang Timur within the regency.