Lahat Regency

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 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 and 430,071 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 448,141. 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.

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Administrative districts

This Regency as at 2010 was administratively composed of twenty-one districts. Since 2010 three additional districts have been created - Sukamerindu, Lahat Selatan and Mulak Sebingkai. Their areas and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post codes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
16.04.01	Tanjung Sakti Pumi	271.00	15,032	16,820	16,943	Pajar Bulan	18	31581
16.04.24	Tanjung Sakti Pumu	229.59	13,252	14,520	14,704	Simpang III Pumu	14	31582
16.04.07	Kota Agung	165.59	12,001	13,623	14,426	Kota Agung	22	31462
16.04.15	Mulak Ulu	108.43	16,539	12,572	13,251	Muara Tiga	16	31453
16.04.27	Tanjung Tebat	82.72	7,734	8,820	8,991	Tanjung Tebat	14	31455
16.04.30	Mulak Sebingkai	63.41		5,706	5,944	Keban Agung	10	31454
16.04.08	Pulau Pinang	111.67	10,994	9,867	10,636	Jati	10	31463
16.04.22	Pagar Guning	105.51	11,568	12,949	13,174	Karang Agung	20	31460
16.04.25	Gumay Ulu	87.01	4,993	5,583	6,027	Tinggi Hari	10	31461
16.04.06	Jarai	167.52	19,231	20,512	20,918	Jarai	21	31591
16.04.12	Pajar Bulan	146.11	18,938	12,853	12,990	Sumur	20	31356
16.04.28	Muara Payang	37.50	8,340	8,904	8,679	Lawang Agung Lama	7	31390
16.04.29	Sukamerindu	55.23		8,046	7,967	Sukamerindu	10	31350
16.04.19	Kikim Barat	272.00	14,699	17,898	18,401	Saung Naga	19	31452
16.04.17	Kikim Timur	564.45	26,014	31,994	33,198	Bungamas	32	31458
16.04.16	Kikim Selatan	124.80	14,813	17,340	17,938	Pagar Jati	18	31451
16.04.18	Kikim Tengah	265.60	8,193	10,046	10,596	Tanjung Aur	9	31459
16.04.10	Lahat	107.60	102,356	107,506	111,394	Lahat	30	31411 - 31419
16.04.21	Gumay Talang	249.61	9,804	12,938	13,678	Sukarame	15	31419
16.04.20	Pseksu	269.29	7,949	9,042	9,369	Lubuk Mabar	11	31417 - 31419
16.04.31	Lahat Selatan	183.87		13,208	15,048	Tanjung Payang	10	31420 - 31429
16.04.09	Merapi Barat	232.64	19,783	25,703	28,994	Merapi	19	31471
16.04.23	Merapi Timur	260.66	20,413	25,232	25,803	Lebuay Bandung	14	31473
16.04.26	Merapi Selatan	200.14	7,328	8,389	9,082	Sukamerindu	9	31472
	Totals	4,361.84	369,974	430,071	448,141	Lahat	378

Notes: 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 of Pagar Alam.
The 2010 population of Mulak Sebingkai District is included in the figure for Mulak Ulu District from which it was cut out.
The 2010 population of Sukamerindu District is included in the figure for Pajar Bulan District, from which it was cut out.
comprising 17 kelurahan and 13 desa.
The 2010 population of Lahat Selatan District is included in the figure for Lahat District, from which it was cut out.
including one kelurahan - the town of Lebuay Bandung.

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 for fossils.