Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 617.20 km² and had a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 405,466 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 437,222 (comprising 223,750 males and 213,472 females).[1] The regency seat is the town of Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008 from the former eastern part of Tanggamus Regency.[4]
The name of the regency, and of its chief town, came from the Javanese language terms "thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[5]
Administrative districts
Administratively at 2010 the regency was divided into eight districts (kecamatan). However, since 2010 a ninth district (Pangelaran Utara) has been created from part of the existing Pangelaran District, bringing the total to nine districts. Each district has the same name as the district's administrative centre. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 128 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Pringsewu District), 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 2023
No. of villages
Post code
18.10.04
Pardasuka
87.31
32,131
35,174
38,027
13
35381
18.10.03
Ambarawa
33.11
32,283
36,387
39,612
9
35376
18.10.05
Pangelaran
48.42
58,945
52,042
55,930
22
35375
18.10.09
Pangelaran Utara (North Pangelaran)
158.19
(a)
15,301
16,530
10
35370
18.10.01
Pringsewu (district)
45.28
76,082
81,776
87,331
15 (b)
35371
18.10.02
Gading Rejo
67.79
69,307
77,727
83,907
23
35372
18.10.08
Sukoharjo
65.59
44,696
49,704
53,827
16
35673
18.10.06
Banyumas
42.71
18,996
21,292
23,300
11
35373
18.10.07
Adiluwih
68.80
32,929
36,063
38,758
14
35674
Totals
617.20
364,825
405,466
437,222
133
Note: (a) the 2010 population for the new Pangelaran Utara District is included with the figure for Pangelaran District, from which it was separated. (b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Fajaresuk, Pringsewu Barat, Pringsewu Selatan, Pringsewu Timur and Pringsewu Utara) and 10 desa.
References
^ abcBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pringsewu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1810)