Pringsewu Regency

Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 625 km² and a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) was 393,901[3] but the population now exceeds 400,000. The regency seat is Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008.[4]

Pringsewu Regency (Kabupaten Pringsewu)
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Lampung
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Coordinates: 5.4221°S 104.9345°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Pringsewu
Government
• Regent	Sujadi
• Vice Regent	Fauzi
Area
• Total	625.00 km^2 (241.31 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	393,901
• Density	630/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 729
Website	pringsewukab.go.id

The regency name came from Javanese language terms "Thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[5]

Administrative districts

Administratively at 2010 the regency was divided into eight districts (kecamatan). However, since 2010 a ninth district (Pangelaran Utara) has been created from part of the existing Pangelaran District, bringing the total to nine districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[6] together with the latest official estimates (for mid 2017).[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name	Area in km^2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Estimate mid 2017	No. of vill.	Post code
Pardasuka	94.64	32,131	34,757	13	35381
Ambarawa	30.99	32,283	34,592	8	35376
Pangelaran	72.47	58,945	46,839	22	35375
Pangelaran Utara (North Pangelaran)	100.28	^(a)	15,695	10	35370
Pringsewu (district)	53.29	76,082	63,216	15	35371
Gadingrejo	85.71	69,307	73,967	23	35372
Sukoharjo	72.95	44,696	48,814	16	35673
Banyumas	39.85	18,996	20,746	11	35373
Adi Luwih	74.82	32,929	35,275	13	35674
Totals	625.00	364,825	393,901	131

Note: (a) the 2010 population for the new Pangelaran Utara District is included with the figure for Pangelaran Distriuct, from which it was separated.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
4. "Regency Pringsewu". Visit to Lampung. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
5. Benoit, D.; Marc Pain (1989). Transmigration et migrations spontanées en Indonésie: Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia. IRD Editions. ISBN 9782709909709.
6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.