Lora – small rural settlement in the Kabupaten Bombana Mata Oleo district, Dél-Celebesz
Lora is an Indonesian village located in Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Celebes) province, within the Kabupaten Bombana administrative unit, belonging to the Kecamatan Mata Oleo district. Based on its coordinates (-4.8385539, 122.0553349), it is situated in the southern part of Celebes island. The administrative seat of Kabupaten Bombana is Rumbia, which is located near the Kabaena Strait. The regency became an independent administrative unit in 2003, having previously fallen under the authority of Kabupaten Buton.
General overview
Lora is one of the villages (desa) in the Kecamatan Mata Oleo district in Kabupaten Bombana. The regency consists in total of 22 kecamatan, 22 kelurahan, and 121 desa, with an area of 3,001 km² and, according to 2017 data, a population of 136,582 inhabitants, which represents an average population density of 45 people/km². This population density figure demonstrates that the kabupaten as a whole is a sparsely populated, rural area, where smaller villages, including presumably Lora, are situated in an agricultural and natural environment. Kecamatan Mata Oleo itself does not have a detailed, independent description in the available sources, so the general character of the settlement can be inferred from the broader kabupaten context: the Kabupaten Bombana in the southern part of Celebes island is typically characterized by smaller rural communities that form the basic fabric, relying on local agriculture, fishing, and natural resources. Lora, as a desa with its own name, appears in the kabupaten's kecamatan and kelurahan lists, which means it is an administratively recognized and registered settlement.
Real estate and investment
No separate, settlement-level real estate market data is available for Lora. The broader context is provided by the Kabupaten Bombana level: the regency, since its establishment in 2003, is a developing but still relatively peripheral area within Sulawesi Tenggara province. In such rural, low-density kabupaten, real estate prices are generally considerably lower than in provincial capitals or larger cities, and infrastructure development and market liquidity are also limited. From an investment perspective, the region is primarily driven by natural resources (agriculture, possible mining), not by tourist or commercial real estate markets. According to the general framework of Indonesian land ownership regulations, foreign individuals cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over property in Indonesia; for them, Hak Pakai (usufruct rights) or long-term lease arrangements are available, which fall within the legal frameworks valid throughout the country. On this basis, Lora and the Mata Oleo district can be considered primarily a market for local, Indonesian buyers and investors, and as yet shows no signs of broader real estate market development.
Safety and security
No settlement-level public safety statistics or police reporting is available for Lora in verifiable sources. Kabupaten Bombana and Sulawesi Tenggara province in general are classified among the relatively quiet, rural regions within Indonesia, where the widespread crime problems characteristic of major cities are naturally less prevalent. However, in such peripheral areas with limited infrastructure, police presence and institutional crime prevention capacity may also be more limited. Travelers and possible visitors should always take into account the general travel recommendations noted in Indonesian foreign affairs reports or those of their own country, as no specific, verified local data—neither positive nor negative—is available at the settlement level.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions are listed in verified sources for Lora or the Kecamatan Mata Oleo area. For Kabupaten Bombana as a whole, publicly available, authenticated tourist information is minimal. Rumbia, the administrative seat of the kabupaten, is situated near the Kabaena Strait, which suggests that the region's coastal and aquatic natural environment may be one of its characteristic assets; however, specific, source-supported attractions for Lora and its immediate district cannot be provided. In the southern part of Sulawesi Tenggara province, the cultural heritage sites of the Buton island group and Wakatobi National Park are known tourist destinations, but these are not located in the Mata Oleo district and lie at a considerable distance from Lora. Accordingly, Lora is not yet to be considered a known tourist destination, and based on available sources, it does not possess documented sites of interest for the general public.
Summary
Lora is an administratively registered small rural desa in Kecamatan Mata Oleo, in Kabupaten Bombana, in Sulawesi Tenggara province, in the southern part of Celebes island, Indonesia. The regency became an independent administrative unit in 2003 and is a relatively low-density, rural-character area. Neither from a tourism nor a real estate market perspective does it possess well-documented, outstanding features in verifiable public sources; the settlement is primarily identifiable as part of the local administrative system, and the broader kabupaten context provides the interpretive framework for everyday life and development opportunities.
