Mesuji Regency is a
regency
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(''kabupaten'') of
Lampung
Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...
Province, on
Sumatra
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island,
Indonesia
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. It was created on 29 October 2008 from what were previously the most northern districts of
Tulang Bawang Regency
Tulang Bawang Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency (''kabupaten'') of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency was created on 3 January 1997 from the eastern half of North Lampung Regency; when created, it originally covered a muc ...
. It has an area of 2,200.51 km
2 and a population of 187,286 people at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 227,518 at the 2020 census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 241,280 (comprising 124,285 males and 116,995 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Mesuji Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1811)] The
regency seat
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is the town of Mesuji.
Administrative divisions
Administratively the regency is divided into seven districts (''
kecamatan
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''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Mesuji Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1811)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (all classed as rural ''desa''), and its post code.
History
In November 2010, four people were killed in a cock fight bust-up in the village of
Wirabinangun.
References
Regencies of Lampung
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