Lahat Regency

Lahat Regency is a regency of South Sumatra (or Sumatra Selatan) province, Indonesia. It covers a total area of 5,311.74 km2 and had a population of 369,974 at the 2010 Census[2] and 392,829 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 409,348.[3]

Lahat Regency
Regency
Megalithic statue located on the way from Pulauping village to Tinggihari village (photo taken in 1933)
Coat of arms
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatLahat
Area
 • Total5,311.74 km2 (2,050.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total409,348
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

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

Administrative districts

This Regency as at 2010 was administratively composed of twenty-one districts (kecamatan), comprising 241 villages (14 kelurahan and 513 desa). Since 2010 three additional districts have been created - Sukamerindu (from part of Pajar Bulan District), Lahat Selatan (from Lahat District) and Mulak Sebingkai. Their areas (in km2) and their 2010[4] Census populations are listed below:

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census 2010		Number of
villages
Gumay Ulu87.014,99310
Tanjung Tebat82.727,73414
Jarai137.2219,23121
Kikim Barat14,69919
Kikim Selatan14,81318
Kikim Tengah8,1939
Kikim Timur26,01432
Kota Agung12,00122
Lahat (district)102,35630
Lahat Selatan(a)10
Merapi Barat
(West Merapi)		19,78319
Merapi Timur
(East Merapi)		20,41314
Merapi Selatan
(South Merapi)		7,3289
Mulak Ulu105.6016,53916
Mulak Sebingkai(b)10
Pajar Bulan146.1118,93820
Suka Merindu(c)10
Muara Payang37.508,3407
Gumay Talang249.619,80415
Pajar Guning11,56820
Pulau Pinang
(Pinang Island)		164.6710,99410
Pseksu7,94911
Tanjung Sakti Pumu (d)58.5613,25214
Tanjung Sakti Pumi (d)271.0015,03218

Notes:
(a) The 2010 population of Lahat Selatan District is included in the figure for Lahat District, from which it was later cut out.
(b) The 2010 population of Mulak Sebingkai District is included in the figure for the district from which it was later cut out.
(c) The 2010 population of Suka Merindu District is included in the figure for Pajar Bulan District, from which it was later cut out.
(d) The districts of Tanjung Sakti Pumu and Tanjung Sakti Pumi form an exclave of the regency, from which they are separated by the city (kota) of Pagar Alam.

Megalithic sites

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.[5]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  5. "Pemkab Lahat Gali Ribuan Megalit". October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.


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