Batanghari (
Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
: ''Kabupaten Batang Hari'', literally "Stick of the Day Regency") is a
regency
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of
Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra
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Province in
Sumatra
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,
Indonesia
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. It originally covered a wider area, but on 4 October 1999 this was split between a new
Muaro Jambi Regency in the east (surrounding the city of
Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra
Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of i ...
) and a reduced Batang Hari Regency in the west, which now covers an area of 5,804.83 km
2. It had a population of 241,334 at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 301,700 at the 2020 census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 316,550 (comprising 161,299 males and 155,251 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Batanghari Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1504)] The administrative capital is the town of
Muara Bulian (meaning "Bulian Estuary" or "Bulian Delta").
Administrative districts
The regency is split administratively into eight
districts
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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census
and the 2020 census,
together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Batanghari Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1504)] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of
villages
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in each district (a total of 110 rural ''desa'' and 14 urban ''kelurahan''), and their post codes.
Notes: (a) including the ''kelurahan'' of Kembang Paseban. (b) including the ''kelurahan'' of Simpang Sungai Rengas.
(c) including the two ''kelurahan'' of Durian Luncuk and Muara Jangga. (d) including the ''kelurahan'' of Kampung Baru and Pasar Muara Tembesi.
(e) including the five ''kelurahan'' of Muara Bulian, Pasar Baru, Rengas Condong, Sridadi and Teratai.
(f) except the ''desa'' of Rambahan and ''kelurahan'' of Teratai (which share the postcode of 36612), the ''kelurahan'' of Muara Bulian (postcode of 36613) and the ''kelurahan'' of Sridadi (postcode of 36614).
(g) including the ''kelurahan'' of Bajubang. (h) including the ''kelurahan'' of Terusan. (i) including the ''kelurahan'' of Jembatan Mas.
Towns and villages
*
Muara Bulian – regency capital
*
Paalmerah
*
Talang Pelempang
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Pinangtinggi
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Bejubang
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Tempino
*
Talang Gudang
Talang may refer to:
*The word Talang means "talent" in Swedish.
* Mount Talang, an active volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia
* Talang, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
* Talang-e Anbari, a village in Hormozgan province, I ...
*
Muara Bahar
References
External links
Official website
Regencies of Jambi
Batanghari basin
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