Tanggamus Regency


Tanggamus Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3356.61 km² and a population of 534,595 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate was 562,274. The regency seat is Kota Agung Pusat. The regency was created on 21 March 1997.

Administrative districts

Tanggamus Regency is divided into twenty administrative districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
NamePopulation
Census 2010
Air Naningen27,051
Bandar Negeri Semuong18,213
Bulok19,532
Cukuh Balak21,087
Gisting36,006
Gunung Alip17,263
Kelumbayan10,746
Kelumbayan Barat
11,276
Kota Agung39,386
Kota Agung Barat
20,749

NamePopulation
Census 2010
Kota Agung Timur
17,6450
Limau17,032
Pematang Sawa15,607
Pugung51,832
Pulau Panggung
31,906
Semaka34,287
Sumberejo31,146
Talang Padang43,029
Ulubelu38,718
Wonosobo34,102

History

In the winter of 2009/2010, the regency suffered from flooding, which saw some 80 percent of the forest in Tanggamus severely damaged. Landslides occurred in the district of Semaka and the flooding drowned several elephants including one within the protected Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and another at the Way Kerap Dam in Tanggamus.

Tourist attractions