West Lampung Regency

West Lampung Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It had an area of 4,950.4 km² and a population of 418,560 people at the 2010 Census, which had risen to an estimated 439,076 by January 2014. The regency seat is Liwa. Administratively it was divided into 17 districts, subdivided into 111 administrative villages (105 desa and 6 kelurahan) administered by lurah.[1] However, on 25 October 2012 part of this area has separated from West Lampung regency to form the new West Pesisir Regency (with its administrative centre at the town of Krui). Forest occupies some 57.154% of the total area as of 2011.[1]

West Lampung Regency

Kabupaten Lampung Barat
Regency
Seal
Location within Lampung
West Lampung Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
West Lampung Regency
West Lampung Regency (Sumatra)
West Lampung Regency
West Lampung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.1490°S 104.1931°E / -5.1490; 104.1931
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
Regency seatLiwa
Government
 • RegentParosil Mabsus
 • Vice RegentMad Hasnurin
Area
 • Total4,950.4 km2 (1,911.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total439,076
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 721
Websitelampungbaratkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

West Lampung Regency consisted until 2012 of seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census;[2] this table includes the eight districts split off in 2012 to form the new West Pesisir Regency. Since that removal, six new districts have been created within the residual area of the Regency, and the estimated populations of the resulting fifteen districts (as at mid 2014) are set out below:[3]

  • (* district transferred to new West Pesisir Regency (Kabupaten Pesisir Barat) in 2012)

(a) new district; its 2010 Census population is included in the figure for the existing district(s) from which it was cut out

Airport

In early October 2011, the runway tested has been done and the testers concluded that the airport is ready for operation. The airport laid in 50 hectares of land with a 974-meter-long runway, an apron, taxi way, administration building and 1,800 meter road leading to the airport and is located at Seray village, Pesisir Tengah district. It hopes of boosting tourism and precaution in cases of natural disaster.[4]

Dolphin conservation

Inline with traditional wisdom which prohibits people from catching dolphins, there are hundreds of dolphins surrounding Betuah Island and Banana Island with a tendency to increase in number year by year.[5]

Tanjung Setia Beach

Tanjung Setia Beach is face up to Indian Ocean, 273 kilometers from Bandar Lampung and takes 6 to 7 hours drive. The waves is 6 to 7 meters height and 200 meters long in June to August every year suitable for world surfers and is categorized same as Hawaii. Several kilometers from the beach we can found blue marlin up to 70 kilograms (170 centimeters).[6]

References
  1. "Profile of Regency of West Lampung". Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  4. "Island in focus: New airport ready to serve West Lampung". October 10, 2011.
  5. http://suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/cetak/2011/07/13/152385/15/Pesona-Ratusan-Lumba-lumba-Lampung-Barat
  6. "Pantai Tanjung Setia, Mutiara Tersembunyi di Lampung". March 9, 2012.
  7. "Logo Lampung Barat Yang Baru Resmi Dipakai". www.polpplampungbarat.com. Satpol PP Lampung Barat.

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