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West Tanjung Jabung Regency

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West Tanjung Jabung
(Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat)
Regency
Coat of arms of West Tanjung Jabung
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Serengkuh Dayung Serentak Ketujuan
(Rowing together for the aim)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceJambi
Regency seatKuala Tungkal
Area
 • Total
5,009.82 km2 (1,934.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
331,058
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitetanjabbarkab.go.id

West Tanjung Jabung Regency (Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat) is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the then Tanjung Jabung Regency into eastern and western halves. The western regency now has an area of 5,009.82 km2 and had a population of 278,741 as at the 2010 census[2] and 317,498 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 331,058 (comprising 170,606 males and 160,452 females).[1] The regency seat is the town of Kuala Tungkal, a port at the mouth of the Tungkal River.

Administrative districts

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The regency is divided into thirteen 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 table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages in each district (totaling 114 rural desa and 20 urban kelurahan - the latter comprising 8 in Tungkal Ilir District, and one in each of the other 12 districts), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
census		 Pop'n
2020
census		 Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
15.06.01 Tungkal Ulu 345.69 12,586 14,520 14,925 Pelabuhan Dagang 10 36552
15.06.05 Merlung 311.65 15,302 16,196 16,266 Merlung 10 36554
15.06.07 Batang Asam 1,042.37 23,728 32,423 35,405 Dusun Kebun 11 36550
15.06.06 Tebing Tinggi 342.89 34,164 36,228 36,656 Tebing Tinggi 10 36551
15.06.08 Renau Mendaluh 473.72 11,828 15,166 16,250 Lubuk Kambing 10 36559
15.06.09 Muara Papalik 336.38 10,307 10,831 10,549 Rantau Badak 10 36558
15.06.03 Pengabuan 440.13 23,404 25,514 26,609 Teluk Nilau 13 36553
15.06.13 Senyerang 426.63 22,393 24,249 25,426 Senyerang 10 36513
15.06.02 Tungkal Ilir 100.31 67,817 72,795 74,919 Kuala Tungkal 10 (a) 36557
15.06.11 Bram Itam 312.66 14,730 18,345 19,493 Bram Itam Kiri 10 36514
15.06.10 Seberang Kota 121.29 8,203 8,824 9,223 Tungkal V 8 36511
15.06.04 Betara 570.21 23,904 29,180 31,311 Mekar Jaya 12 36555
15.06.12 Kuala Betara 185.89 10.375 13,227 14,026 Betara Kiri 10 36556
Totals 5,009.82 278,741 317,498 331,058 Kuala Tungkal 134

Note: (a) comprises 8 kelurahan (Kampung Nelayan, Patunas, Sriwijaya, Sungai Nibung, Tungkal II, Tungkal III, Tungkal IV Kota and Tungkal Harapan) and 2 desa.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1506)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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