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Bungo Regency

Bungo Regency
Kabupaten Bungo
Coat of arms of Bungo Regency
Motto: 
Langkah Serentak Limbah Seayun
(Stepping together, swaying together)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceJambi
Regency seatMuara Bungo
Government
  RegentDedy Putra [id]
  Vice RegentTri Wahyu Hidayat [id]
Area
  Total
4,659.00 km2 (1,798.85 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
  Total
386,114
  Density82.8749/km2 (214.645/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7
Websitebungokab.go.id

Bungo Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Bungo Tebo Regency into a new Tebo Regency in the east and this Bungo Regency in the west. The Bungo Regency covers an area of 4,659 km2.[2] As of the 2010 census, the regency had a population of 303,135[3] and 362,363 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 386,114 (comprising 196,287 males and 189,827 females).[1] The administrative capital is the town of Muara Bungo.

Administrative districts

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Bungo Regency is subdivided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 141 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2025
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
15.08.06Pelepat1,069.0727,71835,26038,363Rantau Keloyang1537262
15.08.09Pelepat Ilir410.2944,47951,21253,094Kuamang Jaya1737252
15.08.10Bathin II Babeko176.2910,53314,26816,003Simpang Babeko637210
15.08.13Rimbo Tengah96.9023,76032,76437,066Cadika4 (a)37215
15.08.12Bungo Dani35.9723,20827,43628,810Talang Pantai5 (b)37212
15.08.03Pasar Muara Bungo9.2122,26621,24321,814Bungo Timur5 (c)37214
15.08.11Bathin III80.4618,71426,20029,858Manggis8 (d)37211
15.08.02Rantau Pandan239.619,36110,63110,949Rantau Pandan637261
15.08.08Muko-Muko Bathin VII186.7313,38615,41215,978Tanjung Agung937216
15.08.14Bathin III Ulu373.837,8339,60910,272Muara Buat937260
15.08.05Tanah Sepenggal106.9220,58024,37625,620Pasar Lubuk Landai1037263
15.08.17Tanah Sepenggal Lintas77.5121,20123,65924,160Ambacang Gedang1237264
15.08.01Tanah Tumbuh236.5513,26815,14015,628Tanah Tumbuh1137255
15.08.07Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang932.4114,03616,71317,611Tuo Limbur1437213
15.08.15Bathin II Pelayang179.848,4209,0429,322Pelayang537254
15.08.04Jujuhan254.1214,65619,11221,045Rantau Ikil1037256
15.08.16Jujuhan Ilir193.049,71610,28610,521Pulau Batu737257
Total Regency4,659.00303,135362,363386,114Muara Bungo153

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Cadika and Pasir Putih. (b) including 2 kelurahan - Sungai Kerjan and Sungai Pinang.
(c) all 5 are kelurahan - Batang Bungo, Bungo Barat, Bungo Timur, Jaya Setia and Tanjung Gedang.
(d) including 3 kelurahan - Bungo Taman Agung, Manggis and Sungai Binjai.

Muara Bungo Airport

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Muara Bungo Airport with a 1,350 metre runway has flight routes to Jakarta, Jambi, and Bengkulu.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509)
  2. "Website Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten Bungo". bungokab.go.id. Bungo Regency. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. "Pesawat AviaStar Mendarat Perdana di Bandara Muara Bungo". December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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