South Lampung Regency

South Lampung Regency Kabupaten Lampung Selatan
Regency
Seal
Motto(s):  Khagom Mufakat (Reaching the consensus)
Location within Lampung
South Lampung Regency Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia South Lampung Regency South Lampung Regency (Sumatra) South Lampung Regency South Lampung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.5624299°S 105.5475311°E / -5.5624299; 105.5475311
Country	Indonesia
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Kalianda
Government
• Regent	Nanang Ermanto
• Vice Regent	Pandu Kesuma Dewangsa, S.I.P.
Area
• Total	2,109.74 km2 (814.58 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,101,376
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 727
Website	lampungselatankab.go.id

South Lampung Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Lampung Selatan) 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 of 909,989 at the 2010 census and 1,064,301 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,101,376 (comprising 560,209 males and 541,167 females). The regency seat is the town of 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, and along with Bandar Lampung city its 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 (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The districts are grouped below for descriptive convenience into a "Northern zone" comprising the heavily populated areas suburban to Bandar Lampung city, and a "Southern zone" comprising the areas to the southeast of Bandar Lampung; these zones have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 256 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Kalianda District), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
18.01.04	Natar	250.88	170,992	191,833	198,665	Merak Batin	26	35362
18.01.13	Jati Agung	164.47	103,038	128,604	125,035	Marga Agung	21	35365
18.01.05	Tanjung Bintang	129.72	68,572	82,184	86,968	Jati Baru	16	35361
18.01.22	Tanjung Sari	103.32	27,107	31,822	33,887	Kerto Sari	8	35360
18.01.18	Murbau Mataram	113.94	46,644	56,507	58,454	Merbau Mataram	15	35357
	Northern zone	762.33	416,353	490,950	503,009		86
18.01.08	Katibung (a)	188.62	61,422	72,563	75,091	Tanjung Ratu	12	35452
18.01.23	Way Sulan	46.54	21,264	24,326	25,580	Karang Pucung	8	35456
18.01.07	Sidomulyo	158.99	57,264	65,292	68,356	Sidorejo	16	35352
18.01.17	Candipuro	84.90	50,256	57,627	60,293	Titiwangi	14	35356
18.01.24	Way Panji	38.45	16,341	18,106	18,870	Sidoharjo	4	35354
18.01.06	Kalianda	179.82	81,126	94,127	98,673	Kalianda	29	35551
18.01.16	Raja Basa (b)	100.39	20,769	24,849	25,629	Banding	16	35552
18.01.10	Palas	165.57	53,492	60,864	63,931	Bangunan	21	35594
18.01.15	Sragi	93.44	31,654	35,665	36,916	Kuala Sekampung	10	35597
18.01.09	Penengahan	124.96	35,672	42,260	44,236	Pasuruan	22	35593
18.01.14	Ketapang (c)	108.60	46,116	53,147	55,724	Bangun Rejo	17	35596
18.01.21	Bakauheni (d)	57.13	20,761	24,525	25,068	Hatta	5	35592
	Southern zone	1,347.41	493,636	573,351	598,367		174
	Totals for regency	2,109.74	909,989	1,064,301	1,101,376	Kalianda	260

Notes: (a) the district includes 3 islands off the south coast of Sumatra.
(b) the district includes 16 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Sebesi (46.43 km²), Pulau Sebuku (17.71 km²), Pulau Krakatoa or Pulau Rakata (12.53 km²), Pulau Sertung (10.57 km²), Pulau Panjang (4.23 km²) and Anak Krakatoa (2.63 km²); the last four of these form the Krakatoa Archipelago.
(c) the district includes 11 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Rimau Balak (3.15 km²).
(d) the district includes 12 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Kandang Balak (1.86 km²).

History

Tanggamus Regency, formerly the most western districts of South Lampung Regency, was separated from it on 3 January 1997. Pesawaran Regency, formerly the most southwestern districts remaining in South Lampung Regency lying to the southwest of Bandar Lampung, was carved out of it on 17 July 2007.

In January 2011, tens of thousands of inhabitants of South Lampung had to be evacuated by the South Lampung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) 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.