Kaur Regency Explained

Official Name:Kaur Regency
Native Name:(Kabupaten Kaur)
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bengkulu
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Bintuhan
Area Total Km2:2365.00
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:131063
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:WIB
Utc Offset1:+7

Kaur is the most southern regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the southeastern districts of the South Bengkulu Regency. It has an area of 2,365.00 km2 and had a population of 107,899 at the 2010 Census[2] and 126,551 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 131,063 - comprising 67,389 males and 63,674 females.[4] The regency seat is at the town of Bintuhan.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into fifteen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated 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, and the number of villages in each district (totalling 192 rural desa and 3 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
17.04.07 Nasal 519.9215,16616,60016,891Merpas1738964
17.04.06 Maje 361.0411,90014,20014,753Linau1938965
17.04.05 Kaur Selatan
(South Kaur)
92.7514,04316,80017,425Bantar Bintuhan19 (a) 38963
17.04.12 Tetap 87.925,8596,9007,160Tetap1238968
17.04.04 Kaur Tengah
(Central Kaur)
26.404,3655,1005,213Tanjung Iman9 (b) 38961
17.04.10 Luas 124.884,8225,6005,825Benua Ratu1238960
17.04.11 Muara Sahung 256.005,4456,7007,019Ulak Lebar738966
17.04.01 Kinal 154.034,2684,8004,973Tanjung Baru1438962
17.04.08 Semidang Gumai 64.915,3986,5006,828Mentiring1338967
17.04.02 Tanjung Kemuning 72.9110,57513,40014,228Tanjung Kemuning2038955
17.04.09 Kelam Tengah
(Central Kelam)
35.846,1897,2007,414Rigangan1338954
17.04.03 Kaur Utara
(North Kaur)
49.806,4227,6007,911Simpang Tiga 11 (c) 38956
17.04.14 Padang Guci Hilir 115.963,5863,8003,974Gunung Kaya938958
17.04.13 Lungkang Kule 32.003,2323,5003,518Sukananti938957
17.04.15 Padang Guci Hulu 370.646,6297,8008,031Bungin Tambun1138959
Totals 2,365.00107,899126,551131,063Bintuhan195

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Bantar Bintuhan. (b) including the kelurahan of Tanjung Iman.
(c) including the kelurahan of Simpang Tiga.

References

-4.5893°N 103.4168°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)