South Lampung Regency

South Lampung Regency is a regency of Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, a strip of land surrounding the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung on its northern and eastern sides. The regency is bounded to the west by the new Pesawaran Regency, to the northeast by the East Lampung Regency, and to the south by the Sunda Strait; as such it is a major transit corridor to/from Java island. It has a land area of 2,227.38 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 2024 was 1,124,683. The administrative headquarters is in the town of Kalianda.
South Lampung Regency originally comprised a larger share of the area of Lampung Province, but on 3 January 1997 its far west districts were split off to create a new Tanggamus Regency, and on 14 August 2007 the western districts of the remaining South Lampung Regency were also split off to create a new Pesawaran Regency.
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, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The districts are grouped below for descriptive convenience into a "Northern zone" comprising the heavily populated areas suburban to Bandar Lampung city, and to the city's north and east, 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, and its post code.

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
18.01.04	Natar	261.08	170,992	191,833	203,709	Merak Batin	26	35362
18.01.13	Jati Agung	250.18	103,038	128,604	129,171	Marga Agung	21	35365
18.01.05	Tanjung Bintang	165.95	68,572	82,184	89,312	Jati Baru	16	35361
18.01.22	Tanjung Sari	96.29	27,107	31,822	34.659	Kerto Sari	8	35360
18.01.18	Murbau Mataram	130.09	46,644	56,507	60,233	Merbau Mataram	15	35357
	Northern zone	903.58	416,353	490,950	517,084		86
18.01.08	Katibung	161.98	61,422	72,563	76,403	Tanjung Ratu	12	35452
18.01.23	Way Sulan	46.77	21,264	24,326	26,110	Karang Pucung	8	35456
18.01.07	Sidomulyo	132.74	57,264	65,292	69,592	Sidorejo	16	35352
18.01.17	Candipuro	122.62	50,256	57,627	61,096	Titiwangi	14	35356
18.01.24	Way Panji	36.75	16,341	18,106	19,100	Sidoharjo	4	35354
18.01.06	Kalianda	176.00	81,126	94,127	100,311	Kalianda	29	35551
18.01.16	Rajabasa	120.96	20,769	24,849	26,077	Banding	16	35552
18.01.10	Palas	128.26	53,492	60,864	64,616	Bangunan	21	35594
18.01.15	Sragi	87.82	31,654	35,665	37,351	Kuala Sekampung	10	35597
18.01.09	Penengahan	106.31	35,672	42,260	45,049	Pasuruan	22	35593
18.01.14	Ketapang	143.46	46,116	53,147	56,358	Bangun Rejo	17	35596
18.01.21	Bakauheni	60.15	20,761	24,525	25,536	Hatta	5	35592
	Southern zone	1,323.80	496,137	573,351	607,599		174
	Totals for regency	2,227.38	912,490	1,064,301	1,124,683	Kalianda	260

Notes: the district includes 3 islands off the south coast of Sumatra. including 4 urban kelurahan - Bumi Agung, Kalianda, Wai Lubuk and Wai Urang.
the district includes 16 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Sebesi, Pulau Sebuku, Pulau Krakatoa or Pulau Rakata, Pulau Sertung, Pulau Panjang and Anak Krakatoa ; the first two named lie southwest of the 'mainland' part of the district and comprise Tejang Pulau Sebesi desa, while the last four of these form the Krakatoa Archipelago further south.
the district includes 11 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Rimau Balak.
the district includes 12 islands off the south coast of Sumatra, the largest being Pulau Kandang Balak.
The most populous villages in Natar District are Merak Batin, Natar village, Negara Ratu, Hajimena, Candimas, Brantiraya and Tanjungsari.
The most populous villages in Jati Agung District are Jatimulyo and Karang Anyar. The most populous villages in Tanjung Bintang District are Serdang and Jati Baru.
The most populous towns or villages in Kalianda District are the four kelurahan; Way Urang had 15,043 inhabitants, while Kalianda town had 5,746, Bumi Agung had 4,705 and Way Lubuk had 4,486.

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 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.