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 .
6-538: 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
12-410: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Curup Curup is a town and district of Rejang Lebong Regency , part of Bengkulu Province of Indonesia . It is also the administrative capital of the regency . Curup is the second-largest town in the province of Bengkulu. Curup District has an area of 6.21 km², consisting of nine Administrative villages , with 26,971 residents at
18-541: The 2020 Census, rising to 27,017 in the official estimates as at mid 2021. However, the urban area of which Curup District is the centre - including also South Curup ( Curop Selatan ), North Curup ( Curop Utara ), Central Curup ( Curop Tengah ), and East Curup ( Curop Timur ) Districts - covered 174.05 km² and had a mid 2021 population of 130,888. Curup is the main producing area for rice, vegetables and coffee in Bengkulu Province, whose harvests are sent to Palembang , Jambi , Padang , Lampung and Jakarta . Some of
24-637: The famous tourist spots are Suban Hot Spring, Bastari Lake, Mount Kaba, the Waterfall in Kepala Curup, Tabarena and prehistoric sites such as Panco Stone. This area is also known as the habitat of Rafflesia arnoldii . Curup has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months. 3°28′00″S 102°31′01″E / 3.4667°S 102.5170°E / -3.4667; 102.5170 This Bengkulu location article
30-647: 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 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 with a population of 86,392 in mid 2023, primarily the Lembak people . 3°28′S 102°32′E / 3.467°S 102.533°E / -3.467; 102.533 This Bengkulu location article
36-589: The western half of the Regency, while the Lembak people inhabit the eastern half. 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. The Curup urban area, together with
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