West Tanjung Jabung Regency

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West Tanjung Jabung
(Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat)
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Motto: 
Serengkuh Dayung Serentak Ketujuan
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Country Indonesia
Province Jambi
Regency seat Kuala Tungkal
Area
  Total5,009.82 km2 (1,934.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total331,058
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website tanjabbarkab.go.id

West Tanjung Jabung Regency (Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat) is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the then Tanjung Jabung Regency into eastern and western halves. The western regency now 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 official estimate as at mid 2023 was 331,058 (comprising 170,606 males and 160,452 females). [1] The regency seat is the town of Kuala Tungkal, a port at the mouth of the Tungkal River.

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Administrative districts

The regency is divided into thirteen districts ( 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 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages in each district (totaling 114 rural desa and 20 urban kelurahan - the latter comprising 8 in Tungkal Ilir District, and one in each of the other 12 districts), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
15.06.01Tungkal Ulu345.6912,58614,52014,925Pelabuhan Dagang1036552
15.06.05Merlung311.6515,30216,19616,266Merlung1036554
15.06.07Batang Asam1,042.3723,72832,42335,405Dusun Kebun1136550
15.06.06Tebing Tinggi342.8934,16436,22836,656Tebing Tinggi1036551
15.06.08Renau Mendaluh473.7211,82815,16616,250Lubuk Kambing1036559
15.06.09Muara Papalik336.3810,30710,83110,549Rantau Badak1036558
15.06.03Pengabuan440.1323,40425,51426,609Teluk Nilau1336553
15.06.13Senyerang426.6322,39324,24925,426Senyerang1036513
15.06.02Tungkal Ilir100.3167,81772,79574,919Kuala Tungkal10 (a)36557
15.06.11Bram Itam312.6614,73018,34519,493Bram Itam Kiri1036514
15.06.10Seberang Kota121.298,2038,8249,223Tungkal V836511
15.06.04Betara570.2123,90429,18031,311Mekar Jaya1236555
15.06.12Kuala Betara185.8910.37513,22714,026Betara Kiri1036556
Totals5,009.82278,741317,498331,058Kuala Tungkal134

Note: (a) comprises 8 kelurahan (Kampung Nelayan, Patunas, Sriwijaya, Sungai Nibung, Tungkal II, Tungkal III, Tungkal IV Kota and Tungkal Harapan) and 2 desa.

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