East Lampung Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 5,325.03 km² and a population of 951,639 people at the 2010 census[2] and 1,110,340 at the 2020 census.[3] The regency seat is at the town of Sukadana.

East Lampung Regency Kabupaten Lampung Timur
Regency
The regent's office in Sukadana
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Bumei Tuwah Bepadan (Prosperity by people's consensus)
Location within Lampung
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Coordinates: 5.1027°S 105.6800°E / -5.1027; 105.6800
Country	Indonesia
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Sukadana
Government
• Regent	M. Dawam Rahardjo
• Vice Regent	Azwar Hadi
Area
• Total	5,325.03 km2 (2,056.01 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	1,110,340
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 725
Website	lampungtimurkab.go.id

It contains the Way Kambas National Park and Satwa Elephant Eco Lodge.[4]

History

In 1989, the Islamist civilians in Talangsari village of East Lampung Regency were massacred by Indonesian Army troops, in an event known as Talangsari incident.

In January 2010 an outbreak of bird flu occurred in East Lampung Regency.[5]

In the Coastal area there are several descendants who came from Kepaksian Pernong Sekala Brak, in the early days of its spread the Five Punggawa from the year 768 Hijriyah conspiracy which was later enshrined as the name of the coastal area, namely Penggawa lima, son of umpu Jasi from his second wife, depati khaja suttan, migrated to the forest opened a village that had been abandoned for a long time, after a long time in the 19th century AD 1824 AD it develoved into a city and clan, at that time kepaksian paksi pak sekala brak was divided by the Dutch government into representatives, namely Negeri ratu tenumbang, South Beach, West Coast, Sukadana, Labyhan Maringgai, Mount Sugih.[6]

Then the five Sai Batin clans, Talang Padang, Benawang clans, Belunguh clans, Pematang Sawa clans, Ngarip clans, Way Lima, each clan led by a Pasirah who oversees several villages.[7]

East Lampung Regency was formed based on Law Number 12 of 1999 concerning the Establishment of Way Kanan Level II Regency, East Lampung Regency Level II and Metro Level II Municipality, inaugurated on 27 April 1999, with the capital city in Sukadana[8]

Administrative districts

East Lampung Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[9] and the 2020 census.[10] They are grouped for convenience into three geographical zones which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Notes: (a) including 3 offshore islands - Pulau Gosongsekopong, Pulau Segama Besar and Pulau Segama Kecil.
(b) formerly Purbolinggo Utara (or North Purbolinggo).

References

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