Seluma Regency is a
regency
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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 northwestern districts of the
South Bengkulu Regency. The
regency seat
A regency seat ( id, Ibu kota kabupaten) is an capital or seat of government of a regency in Indonesia. It is roughly equivalent of county seat in the United States or county town in the United Kingdom. Legally, regency seats are not administrati ...
is at the town of Pasar Tais. It covers an area of 2,479.36 km
2, and had a population of 173,507 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 207,877 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 213,755 (comprising 110,118 males and 103,637 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Seluma Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1705)]
Bordering areas
The regency borders
South Bengkulu Regency to the southeast, the
Indian Ocean
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to the southwest,
Bengkulu (city)
Bengkulu ( Rejangese: ), formerly Bencoolen (Dutch: ''Benkoelen'') is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang. Previously this area was under the in ...
and
Central Bengkulu Regency to the northwest, and
South Sumatra
South Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of Sumatra, The province spans and had a population of 8,467,432 at the 2020 Census. The capital of the province is Palembang. The prov ...
Province (
Empat Lawang Regency and
Lahat Regency) to the northeast.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into fourteen
districts ( id, kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro 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 Seluma Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1705)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative villages in each district (totalling 182 rural ''desa'' and 20 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
Notes: (a) including one ''kelurahan''. (b) all 7 are ''kelurahan''. (c) including 3 ''kelurahan''. (d) including 2 ''kelurahan''.
References
Regencies of Bengkulu
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