Pringsewu Regency

Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 625 km² and had a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 405,466 at the 2020 Census.[3] The regency seat is the town of Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008.[4]

Pringsewu Regency
(Kabupaten Pringsewu)
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Lampung
Pringsewu Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency (Sumatra)
Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.4221°S 104.9345°E / -5.4221; 104.9345
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
Regency seatPringsewu
Government
 • RegentSujadi
 • Vice RegentFauzi
Area
 • Total625.00 km2 (241.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total405,466
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 729
Websitepringsewukab.go.id

The regency name came from Javanese language terms "Thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[5]

Administrative districts

Administratively at 2010 the regency was divided into eight districts (kecamatan). However, since 2010 a ninth district (Pangelaran Utara) has been created from part of the existing Pangelaran District, bringing the total to nine districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Pardasuka94.6432,13135,1741335381
Ambarawa30.9932,28336,387835376
Pangelaran72.4758,94552,0422235375
Pangelaran Utara
(North Pangelaran)		100.28(a)15,3011035370
Pringsewu (district)53.2976,08281,7761535371
Gadingrejo85.7169,30777,7272335372
Sukoharjo72.9544,69649,7041635673
Banyumas39.8518,99621,2921135373
Adi Luwih74.8232,92936,0631335674
Totals625.00364,825405,466131

Note: (a) the 2010 population for the new Pangelaran Utara District is included with the figure for Pangelaran District, from which it was separated.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Regency Pringsewu". Visit to Lampung. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. Benoit, D.; Marc Pain (1989). Transmigration et migrations spontanées en Indonésie: Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia. IRD Editions. ISBN 9782709909709.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.