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 1,550.26 km² and had a population of 246,787 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 276,645 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 291,897 (comprising 148,591 males and 143,306 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702) 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 (), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702) 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 ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid2025EstimateAdmin centreNo.ofdesaNo.ofkelu-rahanPostcode 17.02.09 Curup (Curup town) 5.21 28,173 26,971 26,697Pasar Baru - 939111- 39125 17.02.16 Curup Utara (North Curup) 47.09 14,623 18,668 20,796Tunas Harapan 12 239119- 39125 17.02.17 Curup Timur (East Curup) 10.33 20,139 25,787 28,768Talang Ulu 5 439115- 39125 17.02.18 Curup Selatan (South Curup) 35.90 18,792 23,355 25,681Lubuk Ubar 9 239112- 39125 17.02.19 Curup Tengah (Central Curup) 19.05 34,182 34,935 34,946Air Bang 1 939113- 39125 Curup urban area 116.77 115,909 129,716 136,888 27 26 17.02.10 Bermani Ulu 121.14 11,530 13,643 14,650Kampung Melayu 12 -39152 17.02.24 Bermani Ulu Raya 207,99 9,987 11,823 12,698Tebat Tenong Luar 10 -39151 17.02.11 Selupu Rejang 165.30 27,522 36,045 40,653Air Duku 13 339153 17.02.08 Sindang Kelingi 68.84 14,079 13,366 13,230Beringin Tiga 9 139155 17.02.22 Sindang Dataran 80.79 10,032 10,417 10,501Bengko 6 -39154 17.02.06 Kota Padang 190.39 11,816 12,412 12,582Kota Padang 7 339183 17.02.23 Sindang Beliti Ilir 167.59 8,716 9,123 9,232Lubuk Belimbing I 10 -39184 17.02.07 Padang Ulak Tanding 242.97 17,454 19,781 20,802Padang Ulak Tanding 14 139180 17.02.20 Bindu Riang 44.47 7,874 8,919 9,377Simpang Beliti 5 -39182 17.02.21 Sindang Beliti Ulu 143.22 11,868 11,400 11,284Lubuk Alai 9 -39181 Totals 1,550.26 246,787 276,645 291,897 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 km2 with a population of 204,889 in mid 2025, mainly the Rejong people. The remaining seven districts comprise the larger but less densely populated eastern part of the regency, covering 939.08 km2 with a population of 87,008 in mid 2025, primarily the Lembak people.
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