Bungo Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Bungo Tebo Regency into a new Tebo Regency in the east and this Bungo Regency in the west. The Bungo Regency covers an area of 4,659 km2. As of the 2010 census, the regency had a population of 303,135Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 362,363 at the 2020 census;Barat Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 386,114 (comprising 196,287 males and 189,827 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509) The administrative capital is the town of Muara Bungo.
Administrative districts Bungo Regency is subdivided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bungo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1509) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 141 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'ncensus 2010 Pop'ncensus 2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2025 Admin centre No.ofvillagesPostcode 15.08.06 Pelepat 1,069.0727,71835,26038,363Rantau Keloyang15 37262 15.08.09 Pelepat Ilir 410.2944,47951,21253,094Kuamang Jaya17 37252 15.08.10 Bathin II Babeko 176.2910,53314,26816,003Simpang Babeko6 37210 15.08.13 Rimbo Tengah 96.9023,76032,76437,066Cadika4 (a) 37215 15.08.12 Bungo Dani 35.9723,20827,43628,810Talang Pantai5 (b) 37212 15.08.03 Pasar Muara Bungo 9.2122,26621,24321,814Bungo Timur5 (c) 37214 15.08.11 Bathin III 80.4618,71426,20029,858Manggis8 (d) 37211 15.08.02 Rantau Pandan 239.619,36110,63110,949Rantau Pandan6 37261 15.08.08 Muko-Muko Bathin VII 186.7313,38615,41215,978Tanjung Agung9 37216 15.08.14 Bathin III Ulu 373.837,8339,60910,272Muara Buat9 37260 15.08.05 Tanah Sepenggal 106.9220,58024,37625,620Pasar Lubuk Landai10 37263 15.08.17 Tanah Sepenggal Lintas 77.5121,20123,65924,160Ambacang Gedang12 37264 15.08.01 Tanah Tumbuh 236.5513,26815,14015,628Tanah Tumbuh11 37255 15.08.07 Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang 932.4114,03616,71317,611Tuo Limbur14 37213 15.08.15 Bathin II Pelayang 179.848,4209,0429,322Pelayang5 37254 15.08.04 Jujuhan 254.1214,65619,11221,045Rantau Ikil10 37256 15.08.16 Jujuhan Ilir 193.049,71610,28610,521Pulau Batu7 37257 Total Regency 4,659.00303,135362,363386,114Muara Bungo153
Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Cadika and Pasir Putih. (b) including 2 kelurahan - Sungai Kerjan and Sungai Pinang. (c) all 5 are kelurahan - Batang Bungo, Bungo Barat, Bungo Timur, Jaya Setia and Tanjung Gedang. (d) including 3 kelurahan - Bungo Taman Agung, Manggis and Sungai Binjai.
Muara Bungo Airport Muara Bungo Airport with a 1,350 metre runway has flight routes to Jakarta, Jambi, and Bengkulu.
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