Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 617.20 km² and had a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 405,466 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 437,222 (comprising 223,750 males and 213,472 females).[1] 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 from the former eastern part of Tanggamus Regency.[4]
Pringsewu Regency
(Kabupaten Pringsewu) | |
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Regent office of Pringsewu | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Jejama Secancanan (Together on mutual cooperation) | |
Location within Lampung | |
| Coordinates: 5.4221°S 104.9345°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Lampung |
| Regency seat | Pringsewu |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sujadi |
| • Vice Regent | Fauzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 617.2 km2 (238.3 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 437,222 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 729 |
| Website | pringsewukab |
The name of the regency, and of its chief town, came from the 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. Each district has the same name as the district's administrative centre. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 128 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Pringsewu District), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | No. of villages | Post code |
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| 18.10.04 | Pardasuka | 87.31 | 32,131 | 35,174 | 38,027 | 13 | 35381 |
| 18.10.03 | Ambarawa | 33.11 | 32,283 | 36,387 | 39,612 | 9 | 35376 |
| 18.10.05 | Pangelaran | 48.42 | 58,945 | 52,042 | 55,930 | 22 | 35375 |
| 18.10.09 | Pangelaran Utara (North Pangelaran) | 158.19 | (a) | 15,301 | 16,530 | 10 | 35370 |
| 18.10.01 | Pringsewu (district) | 45.28 | 76,082 | 81,776 | 87,331 | 15 (b) | 35371 |
| 18.10.02 | Gading Rejo | 67.79 | 69,307 | 77,727 | 83,907 | 23 | 35372 |
| 18.10.08 | Sukoharjo | 65.59 | 44,696 | 49,704 | 53,827 | 16 | 35673 |
| 18.10.06 | Banyumas | 42.71 | 18,996 | 21,292 | 23,300 | 11 | 35373 |
| 18.10.07 | Adiluwih | 68.80 | 32,929 | 36,063 | 38,758 | 14 | 35674 |
| Totals | 617.20 | 364,825 | 405,466 | 437,222 | 133 |
Note: (a) the 2010 population for the new Pangelaran Utara District is included with the figure for Pangelaran District, from which it was separated.
(b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Fajaresuk, Pringsewu Barat, Pringsewu Selatan, Pringsewu Timur and Pringsewu Utara) and 10 desa.
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pringsewu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1810)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "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.