West Tulang Bawang Regency


West Tulang Bawang Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 29 October 2008 from what were formerly the western districts of Tulang Bawang Regency. It has an area of 1,257.09 km2 and had a population of 250,707 people at the 2010 Census and 286,162 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at end 2024 was 298,696. The regency seat is the town of Panaragan Jaya.

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census the Regency comprised eight districts, but subsequently a ninth district - Batu Putih - was created from the southwest part of Gunung Terang District. The first three districts listed below lie south of the Tulang Bawang River, while the other six districts lie north of the river. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at end 2024. 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
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
end 2024
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
18.12.03Tulang Bawang Udik213.7029,96933,23134,290Karta934791
18.12.02Tumijajar113.2240,54744,65845,961Dayamurni10 34794
18.12.01Tulang Bawang Tengah
247.4776,55986,35189,693Panaragan Jaya19 34793
18.12.08Pagar Dewa139.295,1316,7817,080Pagar Dewa634792
18.12.07Lambu Kibang84.8221,83123,27824,500Kibang Budi Jaya1034787
18.12.04Gunung Terang72.1730,22819,47220,187Gunung Terang1034784
18.12.09Batu Putih100.8416,65517,763Margo Mulyo1034785
18.12.05Gunung Agung211.8928,05733,07934,954Tunas Jaya1334783
18.12.06Way Kenanga73.6918,38522,65724,268Balam Jaya934788
Totals1,257.09250,707286,162298,696Panaragan Jaya96

Notes: including kelurahan of Sumber Rejo. including the two kelurahan of Panaragan Jaya and Mulyo Asri.
the 2010 population of Batu Putih District was included in the figure for Gunung Terang District, from which it was subsequently cut out.