West Pesisir Regency

West Pesisir Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pesisir Barat) is a new regency in Lampung Province of Indonesia. It was created on 25 October 2012 from the eight western districts of West Lampung Regency.[1] It covers an area of 2,907.23 km², and had a population of 141,741 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (for January 2014) was 163,321.[3] The administrative centre is the town of Krui.

West Pesisir Regency Kabupaten Pesisir Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Lampung
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Coordinates: 5.1932°S 103.9398°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Krui
Government
• Regent	Agus Istiqlal
• Vice Regent	Erlina
Area
• Total	2,907.23 km^2 (1,122.49 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	163,321
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 728
Website	pesisirbaratkab.go.id

Administrative districts

In 2012 the new Regency comprised eight districts (kecamatan) which until 2012 were part of the West Lampung Regency. These are listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census. Since 2012 three additional districts have been created out of parts of the existing eight districts - Krui Selatan (South Krui), Pulau Pisang (Pisang Island) and Way Krui.

District	Population 2010 Census[4]
Pesisir Selatan (South Pesisir)	21,346
Ngaras	7,443
Bengkunat	23,528
Ngambur	17,580
Pesisir Tengah (Central Pesisir)	34,437
Karya Penggawa	13,986
Pesisir Utara (North Pesisir)	9,332
Lemong	14,089

References

1. "Kumpulan Berita Harian News `Sabtu, 16 Januari 2016` | razia". Metrotvnews.com. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2015.
4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.