Kaur is the most southern
regency
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of
Bengkulu Province
Bengkulu (), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of ...
, Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of
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 islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...
. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the southeastern districts of the
South Bengkulu Regency. It has an area of 2,608.85 km
2 and had a population of 107,899 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 126,551 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 132,659 - comprising 68,148 males and 64,511 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)] The
regency seat
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is at the town of Bintuhan.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into fifteen
districts
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(), tabulated below with their areas and their 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 Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of
villages
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in each district (totalling 192 rural ''desa'' and 3 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
Note: (a) including the ''kelurahan'' of Bantar Bintuhan. (b) including the ''kelurahan'' of Tanjung Iman.
(c) including the ''kelurahan'' of Simpang Tiga.
References
Regencies of Bengkulu
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