South Lampung Regency
Kabupaten Lampung Selatan | |
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Motto(s): Khagom Mufakat (Reaching the consensus) | |
Coordinates: 5°33′45″S 105°32′51″E / 5.5624299°S 105.5475311°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Lampung |
Regency seat | Kalianda |
Government | |
• Regent | Nanang Ermanto |
• Vice Regent | Pandu Kesuma Dewangsa, S.I.P. |
Area | |
• Total | 2,109.74 km2 (814.58 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 1,081,115 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 727 |
Website | lampungselatankab |
South Lampung Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Lampung Selatan) is a regency of Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, a strip of land surrounding the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung on its northern and eastern sides, and bounded to the west by the new Pesawaran Regency and to the south by the Sunda Strait; as such it is a major transit corridor to/from Java island. It has an area of 2,109.74 km2, and a population of 909,989 at the 2010 census[2] and 1,064,301 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,081,115.[1] The regency seat is the town of Kalianda.
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.[4]