South Lampung Regency

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South Lampung Regency
Kabupaten Lampung Selatan
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Motto(s): 
Khagom Mufakat
(Reaching the consensus)
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Location within Lampung
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South Lampung Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
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South Lampung Regency
South Lampung Regency (Sumatra)
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South Lampung Regency
South Lampung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°33′45″S105°32′51″E / 5.5624299°S 105.5475311°E / -5.5624299; 105.5475311
Country Indonesia
Province Lampung
Regency seat Kalianda
Government
  RegentNanang Ermanto
  Vice RegentPandu Kesuma Dewangsa, S.I.P.
Area
  Total2,109.74 km2 (814.58 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total1,101,376
  Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 727
Website lampungselatankab.go.id

South Lampung Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Lampung Selatan) is a regency of Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, a strip of land surrounding the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung on its northern and eastern sides, and bounded to the west by the new Pesawaran Regency and to the south by the Sunda Strait; as such it is a major transit corridor to/from Java island. It has an area of 2,109.74 km2, and a population of 909,989 at the 2010 census [2] and 1,064,301 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,101,376 (comprising 560,209 males and 541,167 females). [1] The regency seat is the town of Kalianda.

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South Lampung Regency originally comprised a larger share of the area of Lampung Province, but on 3 January 1997 its far west districts were split off to create a new Tanggamus Regency (then including what became Pringsewu Regency in 2008), and on 14 August 2007 the western districts of the remaining South Lampung Regency were also split off to create a new Pesawaran Regency.

The regency has seen a population influx as migrants escape the crushing population densities and everyday struggles of living in the massive urban paralysis of Greater Jakarta, and along with Bandar Lampung city its character is increasingly reflecting the cosmopolitan makeup of Jakartans rather than the surrounds of a typical provincial capital and hinterland. This has resulted in flaring of ethnic tensions, including rioting. [4]

Administrative Districts

South Lampung Regency consists of seventeen districts (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 districts are grouped below for descriptive convenience into a "Northern zone" comprising the heavily populated areas suburban to Bandar Lampung city, and a "Southern zone" comprising the areas to the southeast of Bandar Lampung; these zones have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 256 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Kalianda District), 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
18.01.04 Natar 250.88170,992191,833198,665Merak Batin2635362
18.01.13 Jati Agung 164.47103,038128,604125,035Marga Agung2135365
18.01.05Tanjung Bintang129.7268,57282,18486,968Jati Baru1635361
18.01.22Tanjung Sari103.3227,10731,82233,887Kerto Sari835360
18.01.18Murbau Mataram113.9446,64456,50758,454Merbau Mataram1535357
Northern zone762.33416,353490,950503,00986
18.01.08Katibung (a)188.6261,42272,56375,091Tanjung Ratu1235452
18.01.23Way Sulan46.5421,26424,32625,580Karang Pucung835456
18.01.07Sidomulyo158.9957,26465,29268,356Sidorejo1635352
18.01.17Candipuro84.9050,25657,62760,293Titiwangi1435356
18.01.24Way Panji38.4516,34118,10618,870Sidoharjo435354
18.01.06Kalianda179.8281,12694,12798,673Kalianda2935551
18.01.16Raja Basa (b)100.3920,76924,84925,629Banding1635552
18.01.10Palas165.5753,49260,86463,931Bangunan2135594
18.01.15Sragi93.4431,65435,66536,916Kuala Sekampung1035597
18.01.09Penengahan124.9635,67242,26044,236Pasuruan2235593
18.01.14Ketapang (c)108.6046,11653,14755,724Bangun Rejo1735596
18.01.21Bakauheni (d)57.1320,76124,52525,068Hatta535592
Southern zone1,347.41493,636573,351598,367174
Totals for regency2,109.74909,9891,064,3011,101,376Kalianda260

Notes: (a) the district includes 3 islands off the south coast of Sumatra.
(b) the district includes 16 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Sebesi (46.43 km2), Pulau Sebuku (17.71 km2), Pulau Krakatoa or Pulau Rakata (12.53 km2), Pulau Sertung (10.57 km2), Pulau Panjang (4.23 km2) and Anak Krakatoa (2.63 km2); the last four of these form the Krakatoa Archipelago.
(c) the district includes 11 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Rimau Balak (3.15 km2).
(d) the district includes 12 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Kandang Balak (1.86 km2).

History

Tanggamus Regency, formerly the most western districts of South Lampung Regency, was separated from it on 3 January 1997. Pesawaran Regency, formerly the most southwestern districts remaining in South Lampung Regency lying to the southwest of Bandar Lampung, was carved out of it on 17 July 2007.

In January 2011, tens of thousands of inhabitants of South Lampung had to be evacuated by the South Lampung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in the seven districts of Kalianda, Rajabasa, Katibung, Sidomulyo, Ketapang, Sragi and Palas due to volcanic ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau. [5] There is an observation station at Hargopancuran village in South Lampung used to monitor activity.

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