Bungo Regency Explained

Official Name:Bungo Regency
Settlement Type:Regency
Motto:Langkah Serentak Limbah Seayun
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Jambi
Subdivision Type3:Regency seat
Subdivision Name3:Muara Bungo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:4659.00
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:376382
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+7

Bungo Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Bungo Tebo Regency into a new Tebo Regency in the west and this Bungo Regency in the east. The Bungo Regency covers an area of 4,659 km2. As at the 2010 census, the regency had a population of 303,135[2] and 362,363 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 376,382 - comprising 191,594 males and 184,788 females.[4] The administrative capital is the town of Muara Bungo.

Administrative districts

Bungo Regency is subdivided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[5] and the 2020 census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 141 rural desa and 12 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
15.08.06 Pelepat 1,069.0727,71835,26037,160Rantau Keloyang15 37262
15.08.09 Pelepat Ilir 410.2944,47951,21252,430Kuamang Jaya17 37252
15.08.10 Bathin II Babeko 176.2910,53314,26815,310Simpang Babeko6 37210
15.08.13 Rimbo Tengah 96.9023,76032,76435,340Cadika4 (a) 37215
15.08.12 Bungo Dani 35.9723,20827,43628,300Talang Pantai5 (b) 37212
15.08.03 9.2122,26621,24321,290Bungo Timur5 (c) 37214
15.08.11 Bathin III 80.4618,71426,20028,390Manggis8 (d) 37211
15.08.02 Rantau Pandan 239.619,36110,63110,840Rantau Pandan6 37261
15.08.08 Muko-Muko Bathin VII 186.7313,38615,41215,780Tanjung Agung9 37216
15.08.14 Bathin III Ulu 373.837,8339,60910,020Muara Buat9 37260
15.08.05 Tanah Sepenggal 106.9220,58024,37625,160Pasar Lubuk Landai10 37263
15.08.17 Tanah Sepenggal Lintas 77.5121,20123,65924,000Ambacang Gedang12 37264
15.08.01 Tanah Tumbuh 236.5513,26815,14015,460Tanah Tumbuh11 37255
15.08.07 Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang 932.4114,03616,71317,280Tuo Limbur14 37213
15.08.15 Bathin II Pelayang 179.848,4209,0429,070Pelayang5 37254
15.08.04 Jujuhan 254.1214,65619,11220,290Rantau Ikil10 37256
15.08.16 Jujuhan Ilir 193.049,71610,28610,280Pulau Batu7 37257
Total Regency 4,659.00303,135362,363376,382Muara Bungo153

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Cadika and Pasir Putih. (b) including 2 kelurahan - Sungai Kerjan and Sungai Pinang.
(c) all 5 are kelurahan - Batang Bungo, Bungo Barat, Bungo Timur, Jaya Setia and Tanjung Gedang.
(d) including 3 kelurahan - Bungo Taman Agung, Manggis and Sungai Binjai.

Muara Bungo Airport

Muara Bungo Airport with a 1,350 metre runway has flight routes to Jakarta, Jambi, and Bengkulu.[8]

External links

-1.5022°N 101.96°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1508)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1508)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1508)
  8. Web site: Pesawat AviaStar Mendarat Perdana di Bandara Muara Bungo . December 19, 2012 . January 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121226211913/http://www.infobungo.com/2012/12/pesawat-aviastar-mendarat-perdana-di.html . December 26, 2012 . dead .