Rejang Lebong (''Kabupaten Rejang Lebong'') is a
regency
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of
Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of
Sumatra
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. This regency originally included a much larger part of the inland part of the province, lying to the east of the watershed of the
Barisan Mountains
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, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided in three, with districts in the northwest being split off to form a separate
Lebong Regency, and districts in the south being similarly split off to form a new
Kepahiang Regency.
The residual Rejang Lebong Regency now covers 1,550.26 km² and had a population of 246,787 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 276,645 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 288,832 - comprising 147,148 males and 141,684 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)] The administrative centre of the Rejang Lebong Regency is the town of
Curup. The
Rejangese people are the most numerous ethnic group in Bengkulu Province, and inhabit the western half of the Regency, while the
Lembak people inhabit the eastern half.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into fifteen
districts
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(), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
villages
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in each district (totaling 122 rural ''desa'' and 34 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post codes.
The Curup urban area, together with the three districts to its north (Bermani Ulu, Bermani Ulu Raya and Selupu Rejang) comprise the western part of the regency, covering 611.20 km
2 with a population of 202,117 in mid 2024, mainly the Rejong people. The remaining seven districts comprise the larger but less densely populated eastern part of the regency, covering 939.08 km
2 with a population of 86,715 in mid 2024, primarily the
Lembak people.
References
Regencies of Bengkulu
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