Bantul Regency Kabupaten Bantul ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭ꧀
Regency
Parangtritis Beach
Coat of arms
Nicknames:  Kota Gerabah ("City of Pottery"), Kota Geplak ("City of Geplak"), Kota Sate Klathak ("City of Klathak Satay"),Sahara van Java
Motto(s):  Bantul Projotamansari (Produktif-Professional, Ijo Royo-royo, Tertib, Aman, Sehat, Asri) ("Productive-Professional, Ijo Royo-royo, Orderly, Safe, Healthy, Beautiful") Tourism Slogan: The Harmony of Nature and Culture
Location withinSpecial Region of Yogyakarta
Bantul Regency Location inJava andIndonesia Show map of Java Bantul Regency Bantul Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates:7°53′11″S110°19′40″E / 7.886447°S 110.327838°E /-7.886447; 110.327838
Country	Indonesia
Province	Yogyakarta
Capital	Bantul
Government
• Regent	Abdul Halim Muslih
• Vice Regent	Joko Purnomo
Area
• Total	511.706 km2 (197.571 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,009,434
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Post code	55000
Area code	(+62) 274
Vehicle registration	AB
Website	bantulkab.go.id

Bantul (Javanese:ꦧꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭ꧀;Indonesian pronunciation:[ˈbantʊl]) is aregency located in theSpecial Region of Yogyakarta,Indonesia. It is located on the island ofJava. The regency's population was 911,503 at the 2010 Census,^[2] but has risen to 985,770 at the 2020 Census^[3] and to 1,009,434 at the official estimates for mid 2023 - comprising 502,280 males and 507,160 females.^[1] Like many regencies on the island ofJava, it is densely populated with roughly 1,973 people per square kilometre in 2023, although this is largely because the north of the regency partly surrounds the city ofYogyakarta and contains many suburban communities, notably in the densely-populated districts of Banguntapan, Sewon and Kasihan, which border the city to the east, south and west.

The regency is bordered by the city ofYogyakarta andSleman regency to the north, the regency ofKulon Progo to the west, theGunung Kidul Regency to the east and theIndian Ocean to the south. The town ofBantul is the administrative centre.

The village ofKemusuk in the SedayuDistrict in the northwest of the regency is the birthplace of formerIndonesian President,Suharto.

On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on theRichter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by the disaster. Around 4,100 residents of Bantul Regency were killed, 12,000 were injured. 72,000 houses were destroyed, and 137,000 were damaged.^[4]

Bantul Regency is divided into seventeendistricts (kapanewon), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number ofvillages (all classed askalurahan) within each district, and its post codes.

Bantul Regency has two locations of turtles nesting, in Gua Cemara Beach and Pelangi Beach. Both have only more than 10 nests each in a year. Nesting period is in July and August.^[5]

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