Bungo Regency is a
regency
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(''kabupaten'') of
Jambi
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Province in
Sumatra
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,
Indonesia
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. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Bungo Tebo Regency into a new
Tebo Regency in the east and this Bungo Regency in the west. The Bungo Regency covers an area of 4,659 km
2.
As at the 2010 census, the regency had a population of 303,135
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 362,363 at the 2020 census;
[Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 381,272 - comprising 193,956 males and 187,316 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509)] The administrative capital is the town of
Muara Bungo.
Administrative districts
Bungo Regency is subdivided into seventeen districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 census,
[Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
villages
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in each district (a total of 141 rural ''desa'' and 12 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
Notes: (a) including 2 ''kelurahan'' - Cadika and Pasir Putih. (b) including 2 ''kelurahan'' - Sungai Kerjan and Sungai Pinang.
(c) all 5 are ''kelurahan'' - Batang Bungo, Bungo Barat, Bungo Timur, Jaya Setia and Tanjung Gedang.
(d) including 3 ''kelurahan'' - Bungo Taman Agung, Manggis and Sungai Binjai.
Muara Bungo Airport
Muara Bungo Airport with a 1,350 metre runway has flight routes to Jakarta, Jambi, and Bengkulu.
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Regencies of Jambi
Batanghari basin