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Lahat Regency

Coordinates: 3°47′11″S 103°32′34″E / 3.78639°S 103.54278°E / -3.78639; 103.54278
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Lahat Regency
Regency
Megalithic statue located on the way from Pulauping village to Tinggihari village (photo taken in 1933)
Megalithic statue located on the way from Pulauping village to Tinggihari village (photo taken in 1933)
Coat of arms of Lahat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Seganti Setungguan
(Ready to take turns and loyal)
Location in South Sumatra
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatLahat
Area
 • Total4,361.84 km2 (1,684.12 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total438,238
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Lahat Regency is a regency of South Sumatra province, Indonesia. It originally included much of the southwestern part of the province, but on 21 June 2001 the town of Pagar Alam was removed from the regency to become an independent city, and on 2 January 2007 the western districts (except Tanjung Sakti Pumi and Tanjung Sakti Pumu) were split off to form the new Empat Lawang Regency. The reduced regency now covers a total area of 4,361.84 km2 and had a population of 369,974 at the 2010 Census[2] and 430,071 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 438,238 (comprising 223,782 males and 214,456 females).[1] The city of Pagar Alam remains an enclave within the regency, but is administratively separate.

The administrative centre of Lahat regency is the town of Lahat.

Administrative districts

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This Regency as at 2010 was administratively composed of twenty-one districts (kecamatan). Since 2010 three additional districts have been created - Sukamerindu (from part of Pajar Bulan District), Lahat Selatan (from Lahat District) and Mulak Sebingkai (from Mulak Ulu District). Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 360 rural desa and 18 urban kelurahan - the latter - all but one - in Lahat town District), and its post codes.

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(s)
16.04.01 Tanjung Sakti Pumi (a) 271.00 15,032 16,820 16,640 Pajar Bulan 18 31581
16.04.24 Tanjung Sakti Pumu (a) 229.59 13,252 14,520 14,411 Simpang III Pumu 14 31582
16.04.07 Kota Agung 165.59 12,001 13,623 14,112 Kota Agung 22 31462
16.04.15 Mulak Ulu 108.43 16,539 12,572 12,977 Muara Tiga 16 31453
16.04.27 Tanjung Tebat 82.72 7,734 8,820 8,882 Tanjung Tebat 14 31455
16.04.30 Mulak Sebingkai 63.41 (b) 5,706 5,858 Keban Agung 10 31454
16.04.08 Pulau Pinang
(Pinang Island)		 111.67 10,994 9,867 10,479 Jati 10 31463
16.04.22 Pagar Guning 105.51 11,568 12,949 13,124 Karang Agung 20 31460
16.04.25 Gumay Ulu 87.01 4,993 5,583 5,932 Tinggi Hari 10 31461
16.04.06 Jarai 167.52 19,231 20,512 20,639 Jarai 21 31591
16.04.12 Pajar Bulan 146.11 18,938 12,853 12,899 Sumur 20 31356
16.04.28 Muara Payang 37.50 8,340 8,904 8,605 Lawang Agung Lama 7 31390
16.04.29 Sukamerindu 55.23 (c) 8,046 7,872 Sukamerindu 10 31350
16.04.19 Kikim Barat
(West Kikim)		 272.00 14,699 17,898 17,869 Saung Naga 19 31452
16.04.17 Kikim Timur
(East Kikim)		 564.45 26,014 31,994 32,471 Bungamas 32 31458
16.04.16 Kikim Selatan
(South Kikim)		 124.80 14,813 17,340 17,692 Pagar Jati 18 31451
16.04.18 Kikim Tengah
(Central Kikim)		 265.60 8,193 10,046 10,308 Tanjung Aur 9 31459
16.04.10 Lahat (district) 107.60 102,356 107,506 109,036 Lahat 30 (d) 31411 - 31419
16.04.21 Gumay Talang 249.61 9,804 12,938 13,438 Sukarame 15 31419
16.04.20 Pseksu 269.29 7,949 9,042 9,322 Lubuk Mabar 11 31417 - 31419
16.04.31 Lahat Selatan
(South Lahat)		 183.87 (e) 13,208 13,991 Tanjung Payang 10 31420 - 31429
16.04.09 Merapi Barat
(West Merapi)		 232.64 19,783 25,703 27,753 Merapi 19 31471
16.04.23 Merapi Timur
(East Merapi)		 260.66 20,413 25,232 25,124 Lebuay Bandung 14 (f) 31473
16.04.26 Merapi Selatan
(South Merapi)		 200.14 7,328 8,389 8,804 Sukamerindu 9 31472
Totals 4,361.84 369,974 430,071 438,238 Lahat 378

Notes: (a) The southwestern districts of Tanjung Sakti Pumu and Tanjung Sakti Pumi form nearly an exclave of the regency, from which they are physically almost completely separated by the city (kota) of Pagar Alam.
(b) The 2010 population of Mulak Sebingkai District is included in the figure for Mulak Ulu District from which it was cut out.
(c) The 2010 population of Sukamerindu District is included in the figure for Pajar Bulan District, from which it was cut out.
(d) comprising 17 kelurahan (Bandar Agung, Bandar Jaya, Gunung Gajah, Kota Baru, Kota Jaya, Kota Negara, Lahat Tengah, Pagar Agung, Pasar Baru, Pasar Bawah, Pasar Lama, Raden PJKA, Raden PJKA Bandar Agung, Sari Bunga Mas, Talang Jawa, Talang Jawa Selatan and Talang Jawa Utara) and 13 desa.
(e) The 2010 population of Lahat Selatan District is included in the figure for Lahat District, from which it was cut out.
(f) including one kelurahan - the town of Lebuay Bandung.

Megalithic sites

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In Lahat Regency, near Pagar Alam city, there are 1,027 artifacts which spread over 40 sites in 12 communities. The megalithic sites in Lahat Regency may be the second largest such sites in Indonesia after Sangiran (Central Java) for fossils.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lahat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1604)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pemkab Lahat Gali Ribuan Megalit". October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
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