Pesisir Selatan Regency

Pesisir Selatan Regency is a regency of West Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,049.33 km² and a population of 429,246 at the 2010 Census and 504,418 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 525,355. The regency seat is at the town of Painan, in IV Jurai District.
Pesisir Selatan is located on the coast of West Sumatra and is bordered on the north by the city of Padang, in the east by the regencies of Solok Regency, South Solok Regency, and Kerinci Regency and in the south by Mukomuko Regency.
Pesisir Selatan is known for its traditional music, the Rabab Pesisir. The music includes the playing of a rebab, accompanied by one or more musicians singing.

Administrative districts

As of 2010, the South Pesisir Regency consisted of twelve districts, but subsequently, three additional districts have been created in the south by the splitting of each of the three existing districts in that sector. All these are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census, and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and their postal codes.

Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
Silaut	466.45	12,109	15,592	16,671	Silaut	10	25675
Lunang	456.73	18,341	22,423	23,617	Lunang	10	25674
Basa Ampek Balai Tapan	187.46		15,487	16,324	Tapan	10	25672
Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan	281.96		15,499	16,167	Pasar Beriang	10	25670
Pancung Soal	547.41		26,570	27,519	Inderapura	10	25671
Airpura	380.10		18,180	19,496	Tamuan	10	25673
Totals for southern sector	2,320.11	93,194	113,751	119,794		60
Linggo Sari Baganti	557.66	42,319	49,169	51,027	Air Haji	16	25668
Ranah Pesisir	562.44	30,089	33,760	34,682	Balai Selasa	10	25666
Lengayang	632.96	51,623	60,994	63,607	Kambang	9	25663
Sutera	569.81	46,019	56,091	59,025	Surantih	12	25662
Batang Kapas	277.54	30,829	36,422	37,982	Pasar Kuok	9	25661
Totals for central sector	2,600.41	200,879	236,436	246,323		56
IV Jurai	368.19	43,302	50,894	52,994	Salido	20	25651
Bayang	80.92	36,697	42,181	43,638	Pasar Baru	17	25652
IV Nagari Bayang Utara	242.33	7,276	8,286	8,549	Asam Kumbang	6	25653
Koto XI Tarusan	437.37	47,898	52,870	54,057	Nanggalo	23	25654
Totals for northern sector	1,128.81	135,173	154,231	159,238		66
Totals Regency	6,049.33	429,246	504,418	525,355	Painan	182

Notes: The former Lunang Silaut district had a population of 30,450 at the 2010 Census before its division into separate Lunang and Silaut districts.
The Basa Ampek Balai Tapan district had a population of 25,742 at the 2010 Census before the splitting off of a separate Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan district.
The Pancung Soal district had a population of 37,002 at the 2010 Census before the splitting off of a separate Aipura district.
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Siamang rehabilitation

Marak Island is 7.37 kilometres from Nagari Sungai Pinang land which 500 hectares area has used as Siamang and Owa ungko rehabilitation center complete with quarantine, medical, social and rehabilitation cages since 2003. The plan is to release some Siamang which have could use upper room with sufficient activities, not depend on human anymore and match with his/her spouse to Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park. The island is now home for 30 butterfly species and 50 kinds of birds, and is suitable for a conservation area.