Rejang Lebong Regency

Summary

Rejang Lebong (Kabupaten Rejang Lebong) is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. This regency originally included a much larger part of the inland district of the province, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided in three, with districts in the northwest being split off to form a separate Lebong Regency, and districts in the south being similarly split off to form a new Kepahiang Regency. The residual Rejang Lebong Regency now covers 1,550.28 km² and had a population of 246,787 at the 2010 Census[2] and 276,645 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 281,281.[1] The administrative centre of the Rejang Lebong Regency is the town of Curup. The Rejangese people are the most numerous ethnic group in Bengkulu Province, and inhabit the western half of the Regency, while the Lembak people inhabit the eastern half.

Rejang Lebong Regency
Kabupaten Rejang Lebong
Official seal of Rejang Lebong Regency
Motto(s): 
Pat Sepakat Lemo Seperno
(Four Agree Five Perfect)
Country Indonesia
ProvinceBengkulu
Regency seatCurup
Area
 • Total1,550.28 km2 (598.57 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total281,281
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Administrative districts edit

The Regency is divided into fifteen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 122 rural desa and 34 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid
2022
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa
No.
of
kelu-
rahan
Post
code
17.02.09 Curup
(Curup town)
5.21 28,173 26,971 27,093 Pasar Baru - 9 39111
- 39125
17.02.16 Curup Utara
(North Curup)
47.09 14,623 18,668 19,311 Tunas Harapan 12 2 39119
- 39125
17.02.17 Curup Timur
(East Curup)
10.33 20,139 25,787 26,690 Talang Ulu 5 4 39115
- 39125
17.02.18 Curup Selatan
(South Curup)
35.90 25,222 23,355 24,037 Lubuk Ubar 9 2 39112
- 39125
17.02.19 Curup Tengah
(Central Curup)
19.05 34,182 34,935 35,094 Air Bang 1 9 39113
- 39125
Curup urban area 116.77 115,909 129,716 132,225 27 26
17.02.10 Bermani Ulu 121.14 11,530 13,643 13,907 Kampung Melayu 12 - 39152
17.02.24 Bermani Ulu Raya 207,99 8,987 11,823 12,054 Tebat Tenong Luar 10 - 39151
17.02.11 Selupu Rejang 165.30 27,522 36,045 36,924 Air Duku 13 3 39153
17.02.08 Sindang Kelingi 68.84 14,079 13,366 13,515 Beringin Tiga 9 1 39155
17.02.22 Sindang Dataran 80.79 10,032 10,417 10,417 Bengko 6 - 39154
17.02.06 Kota Padang 190.39 11,816 12,412 12,473 Kota Padang 7 3 39183
17.02.23 Sindang Beliti Ilir 167.59 8,716 9,123 9,164 Lubuk Belimbing I 10 - 39184
17.02.07 Padang Ulak Tanding 242.97 17,454 19,781 20,076 Padang Ulak Tanding 14 1 39180
17.02.20 Binduriang 44.47 7,874 8,919 9,032 Simpang Beliti 5 - 39182
17.02.21 Sindang Beliti Ulu 143.22 11,868 11,400 11,440 Lubuk Alai 9 - 39181
Totals 1,550.27 246,787 276,645 278,793 Curup 122 34

The Curup urban area, together with the three districts to its north (Bermani Ulu, Bermani Ulu Raya and Selupu Rejang) comprise the western part of the regency, covering 611.20 km2 with a population of 195,110 in mid 2022. The remaining seven districts comprise the larger but less densely populated eastern part of the regency, covering 939.08 km2 with a population of 86,171 in mid 2022.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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