Batang Hari is a
regency
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
of
Jambi Province in
Sumatra,
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 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It covers an area of 5,804.83 km
2. It had a population of 241,334 at the 2010 census and 301,700 at the 2020 census. The administrative capital is the town of
Muara Bulian.
Administrative districts
The regency is split administratively into eight
districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, and the number of villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district.
Towns and villages
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Muara Bulian - regency capital
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Paalmerah
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Talang Pelempang
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Pinangtinggi
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Bejubang
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Tempino
Tempino is a town in the Batang Hari Regency in the Jambi Province of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Nearby towns and villages include Bejubang (11.0 nm), Kuap (15.6 nm), Pijoan (12.0 nm), Kinati (10.4 nm), Paalmerah (12.7 nm) a ...
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Talang Gudang
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Muara Bahar
References
External links
Official website
Regencies of Jambi
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