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Seluma Regency

Coordinates: 3°57′59″S 102°28′27″E / 3.9664°S 102.4743°E / -3.9664; 102.4743
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Seluma Regency
Kabupaten Seluma
Coat of arms of Seluma Regency
Motto(s): 
Serawai Serasan Seijoan
(One Cluster, One Consensus, and One Deliberation)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBengkulu
Regency seatPasar Tais
Government
 • RegentTeddy Rahman [id]
 • Vice RegentGustianto [id]
Area
 • Total
2,479.36 km2 (957.29 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
 • Total
217,507
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitetebokab.go.id

Seluma Regency is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the northwestern districts of the South Bengkulu Regency. The regency seat is at the town of Pasar Tais. It covers an area of 2,479.36 km2, and had a population of 173,507 at the 2010 Census[2] and 207,877 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 217,507 (comprising 111,999 males and 105.508 females).[1]

Bordering areas

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The regency borders South Bengkulu Regency to the southeast, the Indian Ocean to the southwest, Bengkulu (city) and Central Bengkulu Regency to the northwest, and South Sumatra Province (Empat Lawang Regency and Lahat Regency) to the northeast.[4]

Administrative districts

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The Regency is divided into fourteen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), 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 2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 182 rural desa and 20 urban kelurahan), 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 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
14.05.05 Semidang Alas Maras 120.87 20,801 25,066 26,271 Kembang Mumpo 26 (a) 38875
14.05.04 Semidang Alas 508.65 13,591 15,688 16,170 Pajar Bulan 24 (b) 38873
14.05.03 Talo 111.89 10,591 12,224 12,599 Masmanbang 16 (c) 38874
14.05.14 Ilir Talo
(Lower Talo)
113.85 13,135 15,818 16,574 Padang Cekur 15 38887
14.05.12 Talo Kecil
(Little Talo)
91.22 9,259 10,838 11,232 Sukamerindu 11 38888
14.05.13 Ulu Talo
(Upper Talo)
328.54 4,816 6,049 6,442 Air Keruh 13 38886
14.05.02 Seluma 27.41 8,344 10,111 10,620 Tais 7 (d) 38876
14.05.11 Seluma Selatan
(South Seluma)
80.43 10,588 13,713 14,779 Rimbo Kedul 12 (e) 38878
14.05.08 Seluma Barat
(West Seluma)
87.60 7,798 9,846 10,507 Pagar Agung 9 38883
14.05.09 Seluma Timur
(East Seluma)
77.08 8,901 10,933 11,543 Selebar 8 (f) 38885
14.05.10 Seluma Utara
(North Seluma)
320.99 7,736 9,320 9,767 Puguk 10 (g) 38884
14.05.01 Sukaraja 189.46 29,740 32,981 33,473 Sukaraja 21 (h) 38877
14.05.06 Air Periukan 163.81 18,526 23,500 25,123 Dermayu 16 (i) 38881
14.05.07 Lubuk Sandi 257.56 9,681 11,790 12,407 Rena Panjang 14 38882
Totals 2,479.36 173,507 207,877 217,507 Pasar Tais 202


Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Kembang Mumpo. (b) including the kelurahan of Pajar Bulan.
(c) including the kelurahan of Masmambang.
(d) all 7 are kelurahan - Dusun Baru, Lubuk Kebur, Lubuk Lintang, Napal, Pasar Tais, Talang Dantuk and Talang Saling.
(e) including 3 kelurahan - Padang Rambun, Rimbo Kedui and Sido Mulyo.
(f) including 3 kelurahan - Bunga Mas, Selebar and Sembayat. (g) including the kelurahan of Puguk.
(h) including 2 kelurahan - Babatan and Sukaraja. (i) including the kelurahan of Dermayu.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Seluma Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1705)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Feraco; PT.; Indonesia. Direktorat Perencanaan dan Evaluasi Pembangunan Daerah (2004). Indonesian investment and trading opportunity by province, regency, city. Fery Agung. p. 239. ISBN 978-979-3824-18-5. Retrieved 19 February 2011.


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