North Lampung Regency (''Kabupaten Lampung Utara'') is an inland

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(''kabupaten'') of

Lampung Lampung (Lampung: ), officially the Province of Lampung ( id, Provinsi Lampung) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a ...

Province,

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, in

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. It has an area of 2,725.63 km² and had a population of 583,925 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 633,099 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 635,129.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Lampung Utara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1803) The

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is the town of Kotabumi.

Administrative divisions

Administratively the regency is divided into twenty-three districts (''

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''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Lampung Utara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1803) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of

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s in each district, and its post codes. The districts are sub-divided into 247 villages, comprising 232 rural ''desa'' and 15 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter comprising 9 in Kotabumi District (Cempedak, Kota Gapura, Kotabumi Ilir, Kotabumi Pasar, Kotabumi Tengah, Kotabumi Udik, Rejosari, Sindang Sari and Sribasuki), 5 in Kotabumi Selatan District (Kelapa Tujuh, Kota Alam, Tanjung Aman, Tanjung Harapan and Tanjung Senang), and 1 in Bukit Kemuning District (Bukit Kemuning town).

History

North Lampung Regency, which used to be the largest district in Lampung, Based on Law no, 1 of 1945, during the independence of the

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, North Lampung Regency was the administrative area of the Kewedanan Marga, On December 3, 1952 the system of Marga, 75 Marga and 11 Buay Indeling Residentie Lampung 1:750.000 Derukkrij 1930 was abolished, with the issuance of Resident Presiden No. 153 of 1952. However, after the issuance of Law No. RI. 14 of 1964 concerning the formation of Lampung Province, then North Lampung became part of the Lampung Province (previously North Lampung was part of South Sumatra Province).https://bandarlampungkota.go.id/new/sejarah.html Due to the expansion of several districts. So that the Low of the Republik of Indonesia Number 18 of 1965 was issued. Since the formation of North Lampung Regency, three areas have been split off from it to form new regencies during the 1990s. The first was the formation of

West Lampung Regency West Lampung Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Until 2012 it had an area of 4,950.4 km2 of which forests occupied some 57% of the total area (as of 2011). It had a population of 418,560 people at the 2010 census. Ho ...

on 16 August 1991, with its administrative capital at

Liwa, Indonesia Liwa is the capital of West Lampung Regency, Lampung province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 island ...

. This formation was based on Law No. 6 of 1991. The second separation of the territory was the establishment of

Tulang Bawang Regency Tulang Bawang Regency (Lampung: ) is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of and had a population of 397,906 at the 2010 Census and 430,021 at the 2020 Census. The regency seat is the town of Menggala, ...

on 3 January 1997, which was established based on Law no. 2 of 1997. The third separation was the formation of

Way Kanan Regency Way Kanan Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,921.63 km2 and had a population of 406,735 at the 2010 census and 493,575 at the 2020 census. The administrative centre lies at the to ...

on 20 April 1999; this creation was based on the Law of the Republik of Indonesia Number 12 of 1999.

Tourist attractions

*Curup Selampung Waterfall *Curup Paten Waterfall *Tirta Shinta Dam *Way Rarem Dam

References

Regencies of Lampung {{Lampung-geo-stub