South Lampung Regency


South Lampung Regency is a regency of Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, a strip of land surrounding the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung on its northern and eastern sides, and bounded to the west by the new Pesawaran Regency and to the south by the Sunda Strait; as such it is a major transit corridor to/from Java island. It has an area of 2,109.74 km2, and a population at the 2010 Census of 909,989; the latest official estimate is 956,126. The regency seat is Kalianda.
The regency has seen a population influx as migrants escape the crushing population densities and everyday struggles of living in the massive urban paralysis of Greater Jakarta, its along with Bandar Lampung's character is increasingly reflecting the cosmopolitan makeup of Jakartans rather than the surrounds of a typical provincial capital and hinterland. This has resulted in flaring of ethnic tensions, including rioting.

Administrative Districts

South Lampung Regency consists of seventeen districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Natar170,992
Jati Agung103,038
Tanjung Bintang68,572
Tanjung Sari27,107
Katibung61,422
Merbau Mataram46,644

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Way Sulan21,264
Sidomulyo57,264
Candipuro50,256
Way Panji16,341
Kalianda81,126
Rajabasa20,769

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Palas53,492
Sragi31,654
Penengahan35,672
Ketapang46,116
Bakauheni20,761
Totals909,989

The districts are sub-divided into 3 kelurahan and 248 desa.

History

, formerly that part of South Lampung Regency lying to the west of Bandar Lampung, was carved out of it in 2007.
In January 2011, tens of thousands of inhabitants of South Lampung had to be evacuated by the South Lampung Disaster Mitigation Agency in the seven districts of Kalianda, Rajabasa, Katibung, Sidomulyo, Ketapang, Sragi and Palas due to volcanic ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau. There is an observation station at Hargopancuran village in South Lampung used to monitor activity.