Lahat Regency

{{Short description|Regency in South Sumatra, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name =Lahat Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Lahat

| native_name_lang = id

| image_skyline =COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Megalitisch beeld aan de weg van Kp. Poelauping naar Kp. Tinggihari TMnr 10004914.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Megalithic statue located on the way from Pulauping village to Tinggihari village (photo taken in 1933)

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Lahat.jpg

| shield_alt =

| motto = Seganti Setungguan
(Ready to take turns and loyal)

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Selatan Kabupaten Lahat.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location in South Sumatra

| coordinates =

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = South Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Lahat

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Bursah Zarnubi|lt=Bursah Zarnubi|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Widia Ningsih|lt=Widia Ningsih|id}}

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 4361.84

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| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 438238

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lahat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1604)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website =

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Lahat Regency is a regency of South Sumatra province, Indonesia. It originally included much of the southwestern part of the province, but on 21 June 2001 the town of Pagar Alam was removed from the regency to become an independent city, and on 2 January 2007 the western districts (except Tanjung Sakti Pumi and Tanjung Sakti Pumu) were split off to form the new Empat Lawang Regency. The reduced regency now covers a total area of 4,361.84 km2 and had a population of 369,974 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 430,071 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 438,238 (comprising 223,782 males and 214,456 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lahat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1604) The city of Pagar Alam remains an enclave within the regency, but is administratively separate.

The administrative centre of Lahat regency is the town of Lahat.

Administrative districts

This Regency as at 2010 was administratively composed of twenty-one districts (kecamatan). Since 2010 three additional districts have been created - Sukamerindu (from part of Pajar Bulan District), Lahat Selatan (from Lahat District) and Mulak Sebingkai (from Mulak Ulu District). Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lahat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1604) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 360 rural desa and 18 urban kelurahan - the latter - all but one - in Lahat town District), and its post codes.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan) || Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
Census
2010 || Pop'n
Census
2020|| Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023||Admin
centre || No.
of
villages||Post
code(s)
16.04.01Tanjung Sakti Pumi (a)align="right"| 271.00align="right"| 15,032align="right"| 16,820align="right"| 16,640Pajar Bulanalign="center"| 1831581
16.04.24Tanjung Sakti Pumu (a)align="right"| 229.59align="right"| 13,252align="right"| 14,520align="right"| 14,411Simpang III Pumualign="center"| 1431582
16.04.07Kota Agungalign="right"|165.59align="right"| 12,001align="right"| 13,623align="right"| 14,112Kota Agungalign="center"| 2231462
16.04.15Mulak Ulualign="right"|108.43align="right"| 16,539align="right"| 12,572align="right"| 12,977Muara Tigaalign="center"| 1631453
16.04.27Tanjung Tebatalign="right"|82.72align="right"| 7,734align="right"| 8,820align="right"| 8,882Tanjung Tebatalign="center"| 1431455
16.04.30Mulak Sebingkaialign="right"|63.41align="right"| (b)align="right"| 5,706align="right"| 5,858Keban Agungalign="center"| 1031454
16.04.08Pulau Pinang
(Pinang Island)
align="right"|111.67align="right"| 10,994align="right"| 9,867align="right"| 10,479Jatialign="center"| 1031463
16.04.22Pagar Guningalign="right"|105.51align="right"| 11,568align="right"| 12,949align="right"| 13,124Karang Agungalign="center"| 2031460
16.04.25Gumay Ulualign="right"|87.01align="right"| 4,993align="right"| 5,583align="right"| 5,932Tinggi Harialign="center"| 1031461
16.04.06Jaraialign="right"|167.52align="right"| 19,231align="right"| 20,512align="right"| 20,639Jaraialign="center"| 2131591
16.04.12Pajar Bulanalign="right"|146.11align="right"| 18,938align="right"| 12,853align="right"| 12,899Sumuralign="center"| 2031356
16.04.28Muara Payangalign="right"|37.50align="right"| 8,340align="right"| 8,904align="right"| 8,605Lawang Agung Lamaalign="center"| 731390
16.04.29Sukamerindualign="right"|55.23align="right"| (c)align="right"| 8,046align="right"| 7,872Sukamerindualign="center"| 1031350
16.04.19Kikim Barat
(West Kikim)
align="right"|272.00align="right"| 14,699align="right"| 17,898align="right"| 17,869Saung Nagaalign="center"| 1931452
16.04.17Kikim Timur
(East Kikim)
align="right"|564.45align="right"| 26,014align="right"|31,994align="right"| 32,471Bungamasalign="center"| 3231458
16.04.16Kikim Selatan
(South Kikim)
align="right"|124.80align="right"| 14,813align="right"| 17,340align="right"| 17,692Pagar Jatialign="center"| 1831451
16.04.18Kikim Tengah
(Central Kikim)
align="right"|265.60align="right"| 8,193align="right"| 10,046align="right"| 10,308Tanjung Auralign="center"| 931459
16.04.10Lahat (district)align="right"|107.60align="right"| 102,356align="right"| 107,506align="right"| 109,036Lahatalign="center"| 30 (d)31411 - 31419
16.04.21Gumay Talangalign="right"|249.61align="right"| 9,804align="right"| 12,938align="right"| 13,438Sukaramealign="center"| 1531419
16.04.20Pseksualign="right"|269.29align="right"| 7,949align="right"| 9,042align="right"| 9,322Lubuk Mabaralign="center"| 1131417 - 31419
16.04.31Lahat Selatan
(South Lahat)
align="right"| 183.87align="right"| (e)align="right"| 13,208align="right"| 13,991Tanjung Payangalign="center"| 1031420 - 31429
16.04.09Merapi Barat
(West Merapi)
align="right"|232.64align="right"| 19,783align="right"| 25,703align="right"| 27,753Merapialign="center"| 1931471
16.04.23Merapi Timur
(East Merapi)
align="right"|260.66align="right"| 20,413align="right"| 25,232align="right"| 25,124Lebuay Bandungalign="center"| 14 (f)31473
16.04.26Merapi Selatan
(South Merapi)
align="right"|200.14align="right"| 7,328align="right"| 8,389align="right"| 8,804Sukamerindualign="center"| 931472
Totalsalign="right"|4,361.84align="right"| 369,974align="right"| 430,071align="right"| 438,238Lahatalign="center"| 378

Notes: (a) The southwestern districts of Tanjung Sakti Pumu and Tanjung Sakti Pumi form nearly an exclave of the regency, from which they are physically almost completely separated by the city (kota) of Pagar Alam.


(b) The 2010 population of Mulak Sebingkai District is included in the figure for Mulak Ulu District from which it was cut out.


(c) The 2010 population of Sukamerindu District is included in the figure for Pajar Bulan District, from which it was cut out.
(d) comprising 17 kelurahan (Bandar Agung, Bandar Jaya, Gunung Gajah, Kota Baru, Kota Jaya, Kota Negara, Lahat Tengah, Pagar Agung, Pasar Baru, Pasar Bawah, Pasar Lama, Raden PJKA, Raden PJKA Bandar Agung, Sari Bunga Mas, Talang Jawa, Talang Jawa Selatan and Talang Jawa Utara) and 13 desa.


(e) The 2010 population of Lahat Selatan District is included in the figure for Lahat District, from which it was cut out.
(f) including one kelurahan - the town of Lebuay Bandung.

Megalithic sites

In Lahat Regency, near Pagar Alam city, there are 1,027 artifacts which spread over 40 sites in 12 communities. The megalithic sites in Lahat Regency may be the second largest such sites in Indonesia after Sangiran (Central Java) for fossils.{{cite web |url=http://oase.kompas.com/read/2012/10/12/18434973/Pemkab.Lahat.Gali.Ribuan.Megalit |title=Pemkab Lahat Gali Ribuan Megalit |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128200200/http://oase.kompas.com/read/2012/10/12/18434973/Pemkab.Lahat.Gali.Ribuan.Megalit |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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