Bungo Regency

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.^[2] As at the 2010 census, the regency had a population of 303,135^[3] and 362,363 at the 2020 census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 376,382 - comprising 191,594 males and 184,788 females.^[1] The administrative capital is the town of Muara Bungo.

Bungo Regency
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Langkah Serentak Limbah Seayun (Stepping together, swaying together)
Country	Indonesia
Province	Jambi
Regency seat	Muara Bungo
Area
• Total	1,798.85 sq mi (4,659.00 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	376,382
• Density	210/sq mi (81/km2)
Time zone	UTC+7
Website	bungokab.go.id

Administrative districts

Bungo Regency is subdivided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census^[3] and the 2020 census,^[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] 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	1,069.07	27,718	35,260	37,160	Rantau Keloyang	15	37262
15.08.09	Pelepat Ilir	410.29	44,479	51,212	52,430	Kuamang Jaya	17	37252
15.08.10	Bathin II Babeko	176.29	10,533	14,268	15,310	Simpang Babeko	6	37210
15.08.13	Rimbo Tengah	96.90	23,760	32,764	35,340	Cadika	4 (a)	37215
15.08.12	Bungo Dani	35.97	23,208	27,436	28,300	Talang Pantai	5 (b)	37212
15.08.03	Pasar Muara Bungo	9.21	22,266	21,243	21,290	Bungo Timur	5 (c)	37214
15.08.11	Bathin III	80.46	18,714	26,200	28,390	Manggis	8 (d)	37211
15.08.02	Rantau Pandan	239.61	9,361	10,631	10,840	Rantau Pandan	6	37261
15.08.08	Muko-Muko Bathin VII	186.73	13,386	15,412	15,780	Tanjung Agung	9	37216
15.08.14	Bathin III Ulu	373.83	7,833	9,609	10,020	Muara Buat	9	37260
15.08.05	Tanah Sepenggal	106.92	20,580	24,376	25,160	Pasar Lubuk Landai	10	37263
15.08.17	Tanah Sepenggal Lintas	77.51	21,201	23,659	24,000	Ambacang Gedang	12	37264
15.08.01	Tanah Tumbuh	236.55	13,268	15,140	15,460	Tanah Tumbuh	11	37255
15.08.07	Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang	932.41	14,036	16,713	17,280	Tuo Limbur	14	37213
15.08.15	Bathin II Pelayang	179.84	8,420	9,042	9,070	Pelayang	5	37254
15.08.04	Jujuhan	254.12	14,656	19,112	20,290	Rantau Ikil	10	37256
15.08.16	Jujuhan Ilir	193.04	9,716	10,286	10,280	Pulau Batu	7	37257
	Total Regency	4,659.00	303,135	362,363	376,382	Muara Bungo	153

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.^[5]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1508)
2. "Website Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten Bungo". bungokab.go.id. Bungo Regency. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
5. "Pesawat AviaStar Mendarat Perdana di Bandara Muara Bungo". December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

External links

• Official website

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