Pringsewu Regency

Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 625 km² and a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) was 393,901[3] but the population now exceeds 400,000. The regency seat is 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
 (2017)[1]
 • Total393,901
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/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] together with the latest official estimates (for mid 2017).[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
Estimate
mid 2017		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Pardasuka94.6432,13134,7571335381
Ambarawa30.9932,28334,592835376
Pangelaran72.4758,94546,8392235375
Pangelaran Utara
(North Pangelaran)		100.28(a)15,6951035370
Pringsewu (district)53.2976,08263,2161535371
Gadingrejo85.7169,30773,9672335372
Sukoharjo72.9544,69648,8141635673
Banyumas39.8518,99620,7461135373
Adi Luwih74.8232,92935,2751335674
Totals625.00364,825393,901131

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

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  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, 2020.

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