West Tanjung Jabung Regency

West Tanjung Jabung Regency is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency has an area of 5,009.82 km² and had a population of 278,741 as at the 2010 Census[2] and 317,498 at the 2020 Census.[3] The regency seat is Kuala Tungkal.

West Tanjung Jabung
(Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat)
Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceJambi
Regency seatKuala Tungkal
Area
 • Total5,009.82 km2 (1,934.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total317,498
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitetanjabbarkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

DistrictArea
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages
Tungkal Ulu345.6912,58614,520Pelabuhan Dagang10
Merlung311.6515,30216,196Merlung10
Batang Asam1,042.3723,72832,423Dusun Kebun11
Tebing Tinggi342.8934,16436,228Tebing Tinggi10
Renau Mendaluh473.7211,82815,166Lubuk Kambing10
Muara Papalik336.3810,30710,831Rantau Badak10
Pengabuan440.1323,40425,514Teluk Nilau13
Senyerang426.6322,39324,249Senyerang10
Tungkal Ilir100.3167,81772,795Kuala Tungkal10
Bram Itam312.6614,73018,345Bram Itam Kiri10
Seberang Kota121.298,2038,824Tungkal V8
Betara570.2123,90429,180Mekar Jaya12
Kuala Betara185.8910.37513,227Betara Kiri10
Totals5,009.82278,741317,498Kuala Tungkal134

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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