{{Short description|Regency in Bengkulu, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | official_name =Kaur Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Kaur'' | native_name_lang = id<!-- Indonesian --> | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | type = Regency | image_shield = Kabupaten Kaur.png | shield_alt = | motto = | image_map = Lokasi Bengkulu Kabupaten Kaur.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Bengkulu | seat_type = Regency seat | seat = Bintuhan | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Gusril Pausi|lt=Gusril Pausi|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = Abdul Hamid | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =2608.85 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_total = 132659 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)</ref> | timezone1 = WIB | utc_offset1 = +7 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Kaur''' is the southernmost regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the southeastern districts of the South Bengkulu Regency. It has an area of 2,608.85 km<sup>2</sup> and had a population of 107,899 at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 126,551 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 132,659 - comprising 68,148 males and 64,511 females.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)</ref> The regency seat is at the town of '''Bintuhan'''.
== Administrative districts ==
The Regency is divided into fifteen districts ({{langx|id|kecamatan}}), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)</ref> The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages in each district (totalling 192 rural ''desa'' and 3 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode <br>Wilayah|| Name of<br>District<br>(''kecamatan'') ||Area<br>in<br>km<sup>2</sup>|| Pop'n<br>Census<br>2010|| Pop'n<br>Census<br>2020|| Pop'n<br>estimate<br>mid 2024||Admin<br>centre||No.<br>of<br>villages||Post<br>code |- | 17.04.07 || Nasal ||align="right"|562.23||align="right"|15,166||align="right"|16,600||align="right"|16,984||Merpas||align="center"|17||38964 |- | 17.04.06 || Maje ||align="right"|495.45||align="right"|11,900||align="right"|14,200||align="right"|14,954||Linau||align="center"|19 ||38965 |- | 17.04.05 || Kaur Selatan <br>(South Kaur) ||align="right"|43.08||align="right"|14,043||align="right"|16,800||align="right"|17,662||Bantar Bintuhan||align="center"|19 <sup>(a)</sup> ||38963 |- | 17.04.12 || Tetap ||align="right"|136.11||align="right"|5,859||align="right"|6,900||align="right"|7,249||Tetap||align="center"|12||38968 |- | 17.04.04 || Kaur Tengah <br>(Central Kaur) ||align="right"|24.80||align="right"|4,365||align="right"|5,100||align="right"|5,269||Tanjung Iman||align="center"|9 <sup>(b)</sup> ||38961 |- | 17.04.10 || Luas ||align="right"|126.92||align="right"|4,822||align="right"|5,600||align="right"|5,893||Benua Ratu||align="center"|12||38960 |- | 17.04.11 || Muara Sahung ||align="right"|316.64||align="right"|5,445||align="right"|6,700||align="right"|7,135||Ulak Lebar||align="center"|7||38966 |- | 17.04.01 || Kinal ||align="right"|82.76||align="right"|4,268||align="right"|4,800||align="right"|5,017||Tanjung Baru||align="center"|14||38962 |- | 17.04.08 || Semidang Gumai ||align="right"|57.65||align="right"|5,398||align="right"|6,500||align="right"|6,931||Mentiring||align="center"|13 ||38967 |- | 17.04.02 || Tanjung Kemuning ||align="right"|87.63||align="right"|10,575||align="right"|13,400||align="right"|14,511||Tanjung Kemuning||align="center"|20||38955 |- | 17.04.09 || Kelam Tengah <br>(Central Kelam) ||align="right"|38.74||align="right"|6,189||align="right"|7,200||align="right"|7,495||Rigangan||align="center"|13||38954 |- | 17.04.03 || Kaur Utara <br>(North Kaur) ||align="right"|37.69||align="right"|6,422||align="right"|7,600||align="right"|8,015||Simpang Tiga ||align="center"|11 <sup>(c)</sup> ||38956 |- | 17.04.14 || Padang Guci Hilir ||align="right"|119.92||align="right"|3,586||align="right"|3,800||align="right"|3,887||Gunung Kaya||align="center"|9||38958 |- | 17.04.13 || Lungkang Kule ||align="right"|47.58||align="right"|3,232||align="right"|3,500||align="right"|3,531||Sukananti||align="center"|9||38957 |- | 17.04.15 || Padang Guci Hulu ||align="right"|431.65||align="right"|6,629||align="right"|7,800||align="right"|8,126||Bungin Tambun||align="center"|11||38959 |- | || '''''Totals''''' ||align="right"|''2,608.85''||align="right"|''107,899''||align="right"|''126,551''||align="right"|''132,659''||''Bintuhan''||align="center"|''195''|| |}
Note: (a) including the ''kelurahan'' of Bantar Bintuhan. (b) including the ''kelurahan'' of Tanjung Iman. <br>(c) including the ''kelurahan'' of Simpang Tiga.
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