North Bengkulu Regency

Coordinates: 3°20′00″S 102°03′00″E / 3.3333°S 102.0500°E / -3.3333; 102.0500
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North Bengkulu Regency
Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara
UTC+7 (WIB
)

North Bengkulu is a

Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. It originally covered much of the northern part of Bengkulu Province, but on 25 February 2003 the most northwesterly districts were split off to form a separate Mukomuko Regency (Kabupaten Mukumuko), and on 24 June 2008 the most southeastern districts were likewise split off to create a new Central Bengkulu Regency (Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah). The residual regency now covers an area of 4,424.59 km2, and it had a population of 257,675 at the 2010 Census[2] and 296,523 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 302,833 (comprising 154,923 males and 147,910 females).[1]
The administrative centre is at the town of Arga Makmur.

Administrative districts

At the 2010 Census the Regency was divided into twelve

administrative villages
in each district (a total of 215 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

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
villages
Post
code
17.03.01 Enggano (a)
(island)
400.60 2,691 4,035 4,121 Apoho 6 38387
17.03.06 Kerkap 93.65 22,874 12,423 12,687 Lubuk Durian 18 (b) 38379
17.03.16 Air Napal 156.00 11,523 9,791 9,999 Pasar Tebat 12 38373
17.03.15 Air Besi 47.75 10,323 9,747 9,954 Dusun Curup 15 38575
17.03.19 Hulu Palik 74.50 (c) 11,232 11,471 Taba Padang Kol 15 38374
17.03.22 Tanjung Agung Palik 53.00 (c) 8,020 8,191 Tanjung Agung Palik 10 38576
17.03.07 Kota Arga Makmur 32.00 47,457 42,362 43,263 Gunung Agung 16 (d) 38611
- 38619
17.03.21 Arma Jaya 68.00 (c) 12,577 12,845 Sumber Agung 12 (e) 38611
17.03.10 Lais 67.50 17,195 13,599 13,888 Pal30 13 (f) 38654
17.03.11 Batik Nau 81.50 11,727 13,599 13,427 Samban Jaya 15 38656
17.03.08 Giri Mulya 86.25 13,135 15,037 15,357 Giri Mulya 6 38655
17.03.20 Air Padang 162.75 (c) 6,385 6,521 Kembang Manis 10 38653
17.03.09 Padang Jaya 531.00 27,397 31,928 32,607 Padang Jaya 12 38657
17.03.12 Ketahun 134.37 39,704 21,054 21,502 Pasar Ketahun 11 38361
17.03.13 Napal Putih 700.63 17,582 8,527 8,708 Napal Putih 10 38363
17.03.23 Uluk Kupai 520.10 (c) 13,153 13,433 Tanjung Dalam 10 38364
17.03.24 Pinang Raya 234.00 (c) 23,464 23,963 Sumber Mulya 10 38362
17.03.14 Putri Hijau (g) 188.50 36,067 23,659 24,162 Pasar Baru Kota Bani 9 38326
17.03.25 Marga Sakti Sebelat 792.50 (c) 16,383 16,734 Suka Baru 10 38325
Totals 4,424.60 257,675 296,523 302,833 Arga Makmur 220

Notes: (a) Besides Enggano Island (Pulau Enggano) the district includes four smaller islands - Pulau Dua, Pulau Merbau, Pulau Bangkai and Pulau Satu. (b) including the kelurahan of Lubuk Durian.
(c) the 2010 population of these new districts (established since 2010) are included in the figures for the districts from which they were split off.
(d) including the two kelurahan of Gunung Alam and Purwodadi. (e) including the kelurahan of Kemunu. (f) including the kelurahan of Pasar Lais.
(g) includes Mega Island (Pulau Mega) - like Enggano, this is a small
barrier island roughly halfway between Enggano and South Pagai Island of West Sumatra.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1703)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

External links

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