Merangin Regency is a

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(''kabupaten'') of

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Province on the island of

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. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new

Sarolangun Regency Sarolangun Regency is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new Merangin Regency and this Sarolangun Regency ...

in the east and this Merangin Regency in the west. The regency covers an area of 7,679.0 km², and had a population of 333,206 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 354,052 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 373,409 - comprising 189,365 males and 184,044 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Merangin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1502) The administrative capital is the town of Bangko.

Borders

Geographically, Merangin Regency lies between 101032’39” – 102038’35” east longitude, and 1039’23” – 2046’9” south longitude. Merangin borders on Bungo Regency on the north side, Tebo Regency to the northeast, Sarolangun Regency on the east side,

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(in Bengkulu Province) on the south side and

Kerinci Regency Kerinci is a regency (''kabupaten'') in Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency has an area of . Kerinci Regency had a population of 229,495 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 250,259 at the 2020 C ...

on the west side.

Administrative districts

Merangin Regency is divided into twenty-four

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(''kecamatan''), 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 Merangin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1502) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 205 rural ''desa'' and 10 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) including one ''kelurahan'' - the town of Pamenang, with 7,376 inhabitants in mid 2022.
(b) comprising 4 ''kelurahan'' (with populations in mid 2022) - Dusun Bangko (12,968), Pasar Bangko (2,338), Pasar Atas Bangko (5,884) and Pematang Kandis (16,624) - plus 4 ''desa''.
(c) comprising 5 ''kelurahan'' (with populatiuons in mid 2022) - Dusun Baru (7,320), Mampun (4,122), Kampung Baruh (3,901), Pasar Baru Rantau (2,572) and Pasar Rantau Panjang (4,511) - plus 6 ''desa''. However, the last-mentioned eight districts, comprising the northern 26% of Merangin Regency, are planned to be separated out to form a new Regency - Kabupaten Tabir Raya; these eight districts cover 2,000.07 km² and had an estimated combined population of 113,841 at the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. rising to an estimated 119,127 in mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Merangin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1502) However, the implementation of this scheme is delayed due to the moratorium (since 2013) by the Indonesian Government on the creation of new regencies and cities.

Merangin Geopark

Merangin Geopark has been proposed to

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to be a World's Heritage Merangin Geopark and a UNESCO team has visited Merangin Geopark. The Geopark has a Araucarioxylon

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tree complete with the root of 300 million years, the oldest in Asia. Today the ancient Merangin River is usually used for white water sports.

References

External links

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