East Tanjung Jabung Regency
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East Tanjung Jabung Regency is a
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of
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Province,
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. It is located on the island of
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. The regency was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the then Tanjung Jabung Regency into eastern and
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halves. It now has an area of 5,087.07 km2 and had a population of 205,272 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 229,813 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 244,905 (comprising 124,922 males and 119,983 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1506) The regency's administrative capital lies at the town of Muara Sabak, a riverine port near the mouth of the Berbak River.


Administrative districts

The regency is divided into eleven districts (''
kecamatan In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistrict, is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city. The local term is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term is used in provinces in Papua. In the Special Regio ...
''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 censusBiro 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 Tanjung Jabung Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1506) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
s in each district (totaling 73 rural ''desa'' and 20 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Note: (a) includes the estuary of the
Batang Hari River The Batang Hari () is the longest river in Sumatra island, Indonesia, about northwest of the capital Jakarta. Hydrology The river originates in West Sumatra Province, in the Minangkabau Highlands, home of the Minangkabau people, and flows thr ...
and 7 offshore islands in the mouth of that river. The 20 ''kelurahan'' comprise all 7 in Muara Sabak Barat District (Kampung Singkep, Nibung Putih, Parit Culum I, Parit Culum II, Rano, Talang Babat and Telukdawan), 2 in Muara Sabak Timur District (Muara Sabak Ilir and Muara Sabak Ulu), 2 in Kuala Jambi District (Kampung Laut and Tanjung Solok), 2 in Nipah Panjang District (Nipah Panjang I and Nipah Panjang II), and 1 in each of the other 7 districts.


References

Regencies of Jambi {{Jambi-geo-stub Batanghari basin