South Bengkulu () is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. It originally comprised all of that part of Bengkulu Province situated to the southeast of the city of Bengkulu, but on 25 February 2003 this area was split into three parts, with the most southeastern districts split off to form a new Kaur Regency and the most northwestern districts (closer to Bengkulu city) split off to form a new Seluma Regency. The reduced South Bengkulu Regency now covers 1,219.91 km2, and had a population of 142,940 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 166,249 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 175,126 (comprising 89,054 males and 86,072 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509) The regency's administrative centre is the coastal town of Manna.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into eleven districts (), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 142 rural desa and 16 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Areainkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 17.01.04 Manna 36.1213,10216,30317,730Kayu Kunyit18 (a) 38511 17.01.05 Kota Manna (Manna town) 35.3026,88031,80733,750Ibul11 (b) 38511- 38513 17.01.01 Kedurang 234.5510,27511,99012,640Tanjung Alam1938553 17.01.10 Bunga Mas 36.325,8046,8287,230Gindosuli1038511 17.01.11 Pasar Manna 7.4017,51417,95417,770Pasar Bawah9 (c) 38513- 38518 17.01.07 Kedurang Ilir 55.167,2128,9449,710Lubuk Ladung1238554 17.01.02 Seginim 51.2715,06917,17417,900Pasar Baru22 (d) 38552 17.01.08 Air Nipis 205.3610,30212,44113,330Suka Negeri1038571 17.01.03 Pino 86.0411,26212,77513,280Masat16 (e) 38570 17.01.06 Pino Raya 223.5018,30321,93823,420Pasar Pino2138572 17.01.09 Ulu Manna 185.727,2178,0958,370Simpang Pino1038573 Totals 1,219.91142,940166,249175,126Manna158
Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Kayu Kunyit. (b) comprising 6 kelurahan (Gunung Ayu, Ibul, Kampung Baru, Kota Medan, Padang Kapuk and Pasar Baru) and 5 desa. (c) comprising 7 kelurahan (Belakang Gedung, Gunung Mesir, Ketapang Besar, Padang Sialang, Pasar Bawah, Pasar Mulia and Tanjung Mulia) and 2 desa. (d) including the kelurahan of Tanjung Menang. (e) including the kelurahan of Masat.
References
External links Official site