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Kerinci Regency

{{Short description|Regency in Jambi, Indonesia}}

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| official_name = Kerinci Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Kerinci

| native_name_lang = id

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| type = Regency

| image_shield = Kab.Kerinci.svg

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| motto = Sakti Alam Kerinci
(Kerinci a sacred realm)

| image_map = Lokasi Jambi Kabupaten Kerinci.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Jambi

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Siulak

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Monadi|lt=Monadi|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = Murison

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| area_total_km2 = 3445.18

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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

| population_total = 268951

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kerinci Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1501)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{URL|http://www.kerincikab.go.id/|kerincikab.go.id}}

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Kerinci is a regency (kabupaten) in Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency has an area of {{convert|3445.18|km2|abbr=on}}. Kerinci Regency had a population of 229,495 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 250,259 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 268,951 (comprising 135,055 males and 133,896 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kerinci Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1501) The regency largely surrounds the city of Sungai Penuh (except on the city's western side), which until its separation on 24 June 2008 was part of the regency but is now independent of it. The regency seat is at the town of Siulak. Kerinci is located {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} from Jambi City, the capital of Jambi Province.

Geography

Mount Kerinci, the highest volcano in Indonesia and all of Southeast Asia, is found in the northern part of the Kerinci regency, in the Kayu Aro highland plateau, bordering West Sumatra. Lake Kerinci (Danau Kerinci), a large lake covering 46 km2 and an important source of fish for the region, is found in the central/southern parts of the Kerinci valley. An azure-blue, spring-fed lake called Lake Kaco (Danau Kaco) is located in the rainforest near the village of Lempur in the Gunung Raya ("Mountain Kingdom") District.[http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/07/08/14171230/Danau.Ini.Bercahaya.di.Malam.Har/content Kompas.com: Danau bercahaya dimalam hari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506170655/http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/07/08/14171230/Danau.Ini.Bercahaya.di.Malam.Har/content |date=2014-05-06 }} Publikasi: 8 Mei 2010 Much of the land area of the Kerinci regency is within the boundaries of the Kerinci Seblat National Park.

Administrative districts

At the 2010 Census there were twelve districts (kecamatan), but four more were added in 2013 and another two in 2020. The eighteen districts currently forming the Regency are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kerinci Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1501) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 285 rural desa and 2 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
15.01.01Gunung Rayaalign="right"|408.95align="right"|13,928align="right"|8,415align="right"|9,110Lempur Tengahalign="center"|12 (1)37174
15.01.20Bukit Kermanalign="right"|195.56align="right"|(b)align="right"|12,369align="right"|14,610Pondokalign="center"|1537176
15.01.07Batang Meringinalign="right"|504.73align="right"|16,887align="right"|11,859align="right"|13,300Tamiaialign="center"|937175
15.01.08Keliling Danaualign="right"|328.78align="right"|21,969align="right"|25,454align="right"|13,540Jujunalign="center"|1837173
15.01.23Danau Kerinci Barat
(West Danau Kerinci)		align="right"|30.69align="right"|(c)align="right"|(c)align="right"|12,440Serumpun Pauhalign="center"|14
15.01.02Danau Kerincialign="right"|215.84align="right"|15,743align="right"|17,856align="right"|14,310Sanggaran Agungalign="center"|1337172
15.01.22Tanah Cogokalign="right"|20.29align="right"|(c)align="right"|(c)align="right"|9,500Koto Tuo Ujung Pasiralign="center"|12
15.01.04Sitinjau Lautalign="right"|53.40align="right"|13,943align="right"|14,611align="right"|10,490Hiangalign="center"|1437171
15.01.05Air Hangatalign="right"|21.61align="right"|19,456align="right"|11,474align="right"|11,070Semurupalign="center"|1637168
15.01.11Air Hangat Timur
(East Air Hangat)		align="right"|179.89align="right"|17,459align="right"|19,556align="right"|20,890Sungai Tutungalign="center"|2537167
15.01.17Depati VII (d)
(Depati Tujuh)		align="right"|25.56align="right"|14,423align="right"|16,790align="right"|17,340Koto Tuoalign="center"|2037161
15.01.21Air Hangat Barat
(West Air Hangat)		align="right"|12.56align="right"|(b)align="right"|9,906align="right"|11,110Koto Cayoalign="center"|1237166
15.01.06Gunung Kerincialign="right"|345.64align="right"|11,601align="right"|12,760align="right"|13,660Siulak Derasalign="center"|16 (e)37162
15.01.16Siulakalign="right"|124.51align="right"|30,742align="right"|22,884align="right"|24,170Dusun Barualign="center"|2637160
15.01.18Siulak Mukaialign="right"|487.54align="right"|(b)align="right"|11,139align="right"|12,160Mukai Pintualign="center"|1437169
15.01.09Kayu Aroalign="right"|125.44align="right"|39,308align="right"|19,754align="right"|21,990Tanjung Bungoalign="center"|2137164
15.01.15Gunung Tujuhalign="right"|153.82align="right"|14,036align="right"|14,950align="right"|16,630Pelompekalign="center"|1337163
15.01.19Kayu Aro Barat
(West Kayu Aro)		align="right"|210.37align="right"|(b)align="right"|20,482align="right"|22,650Bedeng Duaalign="center"|1737165
Total Regencyalign="right"|3,445.18align="right"|229,495align="right"|250,259align="right"|268,951Siulakalign="center"|287

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Lempur Tengah. (b) The 2010 populations of these new districts are included with that of the existing districts from which they were cut out in 2013.
(c) The 2010 and 2020 populations of these new districts are included with that of the existing districts from which they were cut out in 2020 (West Lake Kerinci District - or Danau Kerinci Barat - from Keliling Danau, and Tanah Cogok District from Danau Kerinci).
(d) Depati VII District lies on the north side of Sungai Penuh city, to which it is largely suburban. (e) including the kelurahan of Siulak Deras.

Mount Seven Lake

Mount Seven Lake is the highest caldera in Southeast Asia {{convert|1950|m|abbr=on}} at above mean sea level, with a lake area of {{convert|960|hectare}}. The mount is called Mount Seven because there are seven summits. Mount Seven is located in Kerinci Seblat National Park. The lake has a white sandy beach and Mount Seven Waterfall.{{cite web|url=http://www.indonesia.travel/id/destination/724/danau-gunung-tujuh |title=Danau Gunung Tujuh: Danau Para Dewa yang Menyimpan Pesona Sekaligus Misteri |accessdate=November 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129134433/http://www.indonesia.travel/id/destination/724/danau-gunung-tujuh |archivedate=November 29, 2014 }}

See also

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