Watampone, colloquially known as Bone, is a town in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, and the capital of Bone Regency, covering 126.35 square kilometers with a population of 149,336 at the 2020 census, an official estimate of 151,554 by mid 2023. It is divided into three districts within the regency and is the birthplace of Jusuf Kalla, the 10th and 12th Vice President of Indonesia.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Watampone - Wikipedia
Demographics section
the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 151,554
Demographics section, estimate year
the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 151,554
Geography section
it has a land area of 126.35 km2
Infobox (Coordinates), latitude
4°32′19″S 120°19′47″E / 4.53861°S 120.32972°E
Infobox (Coordinates), longitude
4°32′19″S 120°19′47″E / 4.53861°S 120.32972°E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Watampone (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 34 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1991
View the Source3. GeoNames: Watampone - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1621884
-4.5386 120.3279 P PPLA2 ID 38 7311 149336 34 Asia/Makassar
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 34 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 120.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 120.25
-4.75 120.25 Am
Wikidata: Watampone
Wikidata Q984451, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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