# Rejang Lebong Regency

Rejang Lebong (Kabupaten Rejang Lebong) is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. This regency originally included a much larger part of the inland part of the province, lying to the east of the watershed of the Barisan Mountains, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided in three, with districts in the northwest being split off to form a separate Lebong Regency, and districts in the south being similarly split off to form a new Kepahiang Regency.
The residual Rejang Lebong Regency now covers 1,550.28 km² and had a population of 246,787 at the 2010 Census and 276,645 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 285,710 - comprising 145,667 males and 140,043 females. The administrative centre of the Rejang Lebong Regency is the town of Curup. The Rejangese people are the most numerous ethnic group in Bengkulu Province, and inhabit the western half of the Regency, while the Lembak people inhabit the eastern half.

## Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into fifteen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 122 rural desa and 34 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of desa | No. of kelu- rahan | Post code |
| 17.02.09 | Curup (Curup town) | 5.21 | 28,173 | 26,971 | 26,815 | Pasar Baru | - | 9 | 39111 - 39125 |
| 17.02.16 | Curup Utara (North Curup) | 47.09 | 14,623 | 18,668 | 19,924 | Tunas Harapan | 12 | 2 | 39119 - 39125 |
| 17.02.17 | Curup Timur (East Curup) | 10.33 | 20,139 | 25,787 | 27,546 | Talang Ulu | 5 | 4 | 39115 - 39125 |
| 17.02.18 | Curup Selatan (South Curup) | 35.90 | 18,792 | 23,355 | 24,733 | Lubuk Ubar | 9 | 2 | 39112 - 39125 |
| 17.02.19 | Curup Tengah (Central Curup) | 19.05 | 34,182 | 34,935 | 34,954 | Air Bang | 1 | 9 | 39113 - 39125 |
| | Curup urban area | 116.77 | 115,909 | 129,716 | 133,972 | | 27 | 26 | |
| 17.02.10 | Bermani Ulu | 121.14 | 11,530 | 13,643 | 14,243 | Kampung Melayu | 12 | - | 39152 |
| 17.02.24 | Bermani Ulu Raya | 207,99 | 9,987 | 11,823 | 12,345 | Tebat Tenong Luar | 10 | - | 39151 |
| 17.02.11 | Selupu Rejang | 165.30 | 27,522 | 36,045 | 38,758 | Air Duku | 13 | 3 | 39153 |
| 17.02.08 | Sindang Kelingi | 68.84 | 14,079 | 13,366 | 13,289 | Beringin Tiga | 9 | 1 | 39155 |
| 17.02.22 | Sindang Dataran | 80.79 | 10,032 | 10,417 | 10,471 | Bengko | 6 | - | 39154 |
| 17.02.06 | Kota Padang | 190.39 | 11,816 | 12,412 | 12,518 | Kota Padang | 7 | 3 | 39183 |
| 17.02.23 | Sindang Beliti Ilir | 167.59 | 8,716 | 9,123 | 9,191 | Lubuk Belimbing I | 10 | - | 39184 |
| 17.02.07 | Padang Ulak Tanding | 242.97 | 17,454 | 19,781 | 20,395 | Padang Ulak Tanding | 14 | 1 | 39180 |
| 17.02.20 | Binduriang | 44.47 | 7,874 | 8,919 | 9,194 | Simpang Beliti | 5 | - | 39182 |
| 17.02.21 | Sindang Beliti Ulu | 143.22 | 11,868 | 11,400 | 11,334 | Lubuk Alai | 9 | - | 39181 |
| | Totals | 1,550.27 | 246,787 | 276,645 | 285,710 | Curup | 122 | 34 | |
The Curup urban area, together with the three districts to its north (Bermani Ulu, Bermani Ulu Raya and Selupu Rejang) comprise the western part of the regency, covering 611.20 km$^2$ with a population of 199,318 in mid 2023, mainly the Rejong people. The remaining seven districts comprise the larger but less densely populated eastern part of the regency, covering 939.08 km$^2$ with a population of 86,392 in mid 2023, primarily the Lembak people.