Pesisir Selatan Regency

Pesisir Selatan Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Minangkabau: Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 5,749.89 km² and a population of 457,285 people in 2017.[1] The regency seat is Painan.

Pesisir Selatan Regency

Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Sumatra
Pesisir Selatan Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Pesisir Selatan Regency
Pesisir Selatan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.35°S 100.567°E / -1.35; 100.567
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra
Regency seatPainan
Government
 • RegentHendrajoni
 • Vice RegentRusma Yul Anwar
Area
 • Total5,749.89 km2 (2,220.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total457,285
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 751/756/757
Websitepesisirselatankab.go.id

Pesisir Selatan is located on the coast of West Sumatra (the word "pesisir" means "coast" in Indonesian) and is bordered on the north by the city of Padang, in the east by the regencies of Solok Regency, South Solok Regency and by Kerinci Regency (in the province of Jambi) and in the south by the regency of Muko-Muko (Bengkulu province).

Pesisir Selatan is known for its traditional music, the Rabab Pesisir. The music includes the playing of a rebab (a stringed instrument), accompanied by one or more musicians singing.

Administrative districts

As at 2010 South Pesisir Regency consisted of twelve districts (kecamatan), but subsequently three additional districts have been created by the splitting of existing districts. All these are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census,[2] and the latest official estimates as at mid 2017:[3]

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2017 Estimate
Silaut365.50115,093
Lunang564.00121,530
Basa Ampek Balai Tapan365.28213,793
Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan312.22215,159
Pancung Soal426.10326,495
Airpura319.71316,019
Linggo Sari Baganti315.4142,31945,180
Ranah Pesisir564.3930,08930,313
Lengayang590.6051,62352,592
Sutera445.6547,01950,516
Batang Kapas359.0730,82931,480
IV Jurai373.8043,30246,502
Bayang77.5036,69736,781
IV Nagari Bayang Utara250.747,2767,277
Koto XI Tarusan425.6347,89848,555

Notes:

  • 1 The former Lunang Silaut district had a population of 30,450 at the 2010 Census prior to its division into separate Lunang and Silaut districts.
  • 2 The Basa Ampek Balai Tapan district had a population of 25,742 at the 2010 Census prior to the splitting off of a separate Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan district.
  • 3 The Pancung Soal district had a population of 37,006 at the 2010 Census prior to the splitting off of a separate Aipura district.

Siamang rehabilitation

Marak Island is 7.37 kilometres from Nagari Sungai Pinang land which 500 hectares area has used as Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) and Owa ungko (Hylobates agilis) rehabilitation center complete with quarantine, medical, social and rehabilitation cages since 2003. The plan is to release some Siamang which have could use upper room with sufficient activities, not depend on human anymore and match with his/her spouse to Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park. The island is now home for 30 butterfly species and 50 kinds of birds, and is suitable for a conservation area.[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  4. "Owa dan Siamang Dilepasliarkan di Pulau Marak". Retrieved November 1, 2013.


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