Bulukumba terkenal sebagai Butta Panrita Lopi—tanah para pembuat perahu pinisi yang ulung. Sejak 7 Desember 2017, pinisi ditetapkan oleh UNESCO sebagai warisan budaya tak benda. Bulukumba berada 200-an kilometer di tenggara Kota Makassar.
Bulukumba famously known as the Butta Panrita Lopi-land of the masterful pinisi ship builder. since December 7, 2017, pinisi was declared by UNESCO as intangible world heritage. Bulukumba situated at around 200 km south-east of Makassar City.