# Kaur Regency
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{{Short description|Regency in Bengkulu, Indonesia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name =Kaur Regency
| native_name = ''Kabupaten Kaur''
| native_name_lang = id
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| type = [Regency](/source/List_of_regencies_and_cities_of_Indonesia)
| image_shield = Kabupaten Kaur.png
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| motto =
| image_map = Lokasi Bengkulu Kabupaten Kaur.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia)
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [Bengkulu](/source/Bengkulu)
| seat_type = [Regency seat](/source/Regency_seat)
| seat = [Bintuhan](/source/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
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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate
| population_total = 132659
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = [Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)]
| timezone1 = [WIB](/source/Time_in_Indonesia)
| utc_offset1 = +7
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'''Kaur''' is the southernmost [regency](/source/Regencies_of_Indonesia) of [Bengkulu Province](/source/Bengkulu_Province), Indonesia, on the west coast of the island of [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra). It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were formerly the southeastern districts of the [South Bengkulu Regency](/source/South_Bengkulu_Regency). It has an area of 2,608.85 km2 and had a population of 107,899 at the 2010 Census[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 126,551 at the 2020 Census;[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 132,659 - comprising 68,148 males and 64,511 females.[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)] The [regency seat](/source/regency_seat) is at the town of '''Bintuhan'''.
== Administrative districts ==
The Regency is divided into fifteen [districts](/source/Districts_of_Indonesia) ({{langx|id|kecamatan}}), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kaur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1704)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of [villages](/source/administrative_village) in each district (totalling 192 rural ''desa'' and 3 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(''kecamatan'') ||Area
in
km2|| Pop'n
Census
2010|| Pop'n
Census
2020|| Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024||Admin
centre||No.
of
villages||Post
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
(South Kaur) ||align="right"|43.08||align="right"|14,043||align="right"|16,800||align="right"|17,662||Bantar Bintuhan||align="center"|19 (a) ||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
(Central Kaur) ||align="right"|24.80||align="right"|4,365||align="right"|5,100||align="right"|5,269||Tanjung Iman||align="center"|9 (b) ||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
(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
(North Kaur) ||align="right"|37.69||align="right"|6,422||align="right"|7,600||align="right"|8,015||Simpang Tiga ||align="center"|11 (c) ||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](/source/Bungin_Tambun_I)||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.
(c) including the ''kelurahan'' of Simpang Tiga.
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