Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency
(Kabupaten Pringsewu) | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location within Lampung | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′20″S 104°56′04″E / 5.4221°S 104.9345°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Lampung |
| Regency seat | Pringsewu |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sujadi |
| • Vice Regent | Fauzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 625 km2 (241 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 382,841 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 729 |
| Website | pringsewukab |
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;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 382,841.[2] The regency seat is Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008.[3]
The regency name came from Javanese language terms "Thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[4]
Administrative districts
The Regency comprises eight districts (kecamatan) which are listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census.
| District | Population 2010 Census[5] |
|---|---|
| Adi Luwih | 32,929 |
| Ambarawa | 32,283 |
| Banyumas | 18,996 |
| Gading Rejo | 69,307 |
| Pagelaran | 58,945 |
| Pardasuka | 32,131 |
| Pringsewu | 76,082 |
| Sukoharjo | 44,696 |
References
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2015.
- ^ "Regency Pringsewu". Visit to Lampung. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Benoit, D.; Marc Pain (1989). Transmigration et migrations spontanées en Indonésie: Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia. IRD Editions. ISBN 9782709909709.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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Capital: Bandar Lampung | ||
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