South Bengkulu Regency

South Bengkulu (Indonesian: Bengkulu Selatan) is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. It originally comprised all of that part of Bengkulu Province situated to the southeast of the city of Bengkulu, but on 25 February 2003 this area was split into three parts, with the most southeastern districts split off to form a new Kaur Regency and the most northwestern districts (closer to Bengkulu city) split off to form a new Seluma Regency. The reduced South Bengkulu Regency now covers 1,219.91 km2, and had a population of 142,940 at the 2010 Census[2] and 166,249 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 171,463 - comprising 87,297 males and 84,166 females.[1] The regency's administrative centre is the coastal town of Manna.

South Bengkulu Regency
Kabupaten Bengkulu Selatan
Coat of arms of South Bengkulu Regency
Motto: 
Sekundang Setungguan
Country Indonesia
ProvinceBengkulu
Regency seatManna
Area
 • Total1,219.91 km2 (471.01 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total171,463
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Administrative districts

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The Regency is divided into eleven districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated 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 location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 142 rural desa and 16 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
17.01.04 Manna 36.12 13,102 16,303 17,000 Kayu Kunyit 18 (a) 38511
17.01.05 Kota Manna
(Manna town)
35.30 26,880 31,807 32,900 Ibul 11 (b) 38511
- 38513
17.01.01 Kedurang 234.55 10,275 11,990 12,400 Tanjung Alam 19 38553
17.01.10 Bunga Mas 36.32 5,804 6,828 7,100 Gindosuli 10 38511
17.01.11 Pasar Manna 7.40 17,514 17,954 18,100 Pasar Bawah 9 (c) 38513
- 38518
17.01.07 Kedurang Ilir 55.16 7,212 8,944 9,300 Lubuk Ladung 12 38554
17.01.02 Seginim 51.27 15,069 17,174 17,600 Pasar Baru 22 (d) 38552
17.01.08 Air Nipis 205.36 10,302 12,441 12,729 Suka Negeri 10 38571
17.01.03 Pino 86.04 11,262 12,775 12,900 Masat 16 (e) 38570
17.01.06 Pino Raya 223.50 18,303 21,938 22,700 Pasar Pino 21 38572
17.01.09 Ulu Manna 185.72 7,217 8,095 8,300 Simpang Pino 10 38573
Totals 1,219.91 142,940 166,249 171,463 Manna 158

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Kayu Kunyit.
(b) comprising 6 kelurahan (Gunung Ayu, Ibul, Kampung Baru, Kota Medan, Padang Kapuk and Pasar Baru) and 5 desa.
(c) comprising 7 kelurahan (Belakang Gedung, Gunung Mesir, Ketapang Besar, Padang Sialang, Pasar Bawah, Pasar Mulia and Tanjung Mulia) and 2 desa. (d) including the kelurahan of Tanjung Menang. (e) including the kelurahan of Masat.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bengkulu Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1701)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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