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 administered by lurah. However, on 25 October 2012 part of this area has separated from West Lampung regency to form the new West Pesisir Regency. Forest occupies some 57.154% of the total area as of 2011.

Administrative Districts

West Lampung Regency consisted until 2012 of seventeen districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census; 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 are set out below:
DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Pesisir Selatan *
21,346
Bengkunat *7,443
Bengkunat Belimbing *23,528
Ngambur *17,580
Pesisir Tengah *
34,437
Karya Penggawa *13,986
Pesisir Utara *
9,332
Lemong *14,089

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census		Population
2014 Estimate
Balik Bukit35,17747,080
Sukau26,80020,841
Lumbok Seminung6,701
Belalau25,84812,312
Batu Ketulis14,663
Sekincau36,73418,122
Pagar Dewa19,800
Suoh42,59018,005
Bandar Negeri26,573
Batu Brak12,69012,942
Sumber Jaya41,21623,440
Kebun Tebu20,233
Way Tenong42,11732,744
Air Hitam11,878
Gedung Surian14,12415,054
Totals418,560290,488

new district; its 2010 Census population is included in the figure for the existing district 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.

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.

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.

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