Seluma Regency is a

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Bengkulu Province Bengkulu 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 former Bencoolen Residency area from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was ...

, Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the northwestern districts of the South Bengkulu Regency. The

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is at the town of Pasar Tais. It covers an area of 2,479.36 km², and had a population of 173,507 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 207,877 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 213,755 (comprising 110,118 males and 103,637 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Seluma Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1705)

Bordering areas

The regency borders South Bengkulu Regency to the southeast, the

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to the southwest,

Bengkulu (city) Bengkulu ( Rejangese: ), formerly Bencoolen ( Dutch: ''Benkoelen'') is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang. Previously this area was under the ...

and

Central Bengkulu Regency Central Bengkulu is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was formed by being split away from the neighbouring North Bengkulu Regency. It covers an area of 1,223.94 km2 and had a population o ...

to the northwest, and

South Sumatra South Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of Sumatra, The province spans and had a population of 8,467,432 at the 2020 Census. The capital of the province is Palembang. The pro ...

Province (

Empat Lawang Regency Empat Lawang Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,256.44 km² and had a population of 221,176 at the 2010 Census and 333,622 at the 2020 Census. The regency seat is Tebing Tinggi. Administrative ...

and

Lahat Regency Lahat Regency is a regency of South Sumatra (or Sumatra Selatan) province, Indonesia. It covers a total area of 4,361.83 km2 and had a population of 369,974 at the 2010 Census and 430,071 at the 2020 Census. The city of Pagar Alam is an en ...

) to the northeast.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into fourteen

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( id, 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 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Seluma Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1705) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totalling 182 rural ''desa'' and 20 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) including one ''kelurahan''. (b) all 7 are ''kelurahan''. (c) including 3 ''kelurahan''. (d) including 2 ''kelurahan''.

References

Regencies of Bengkulu {{Bengkulu-geo-stub