North Bengkulu Regency

North Bengkulu Regency
Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara
Regency
Coat of arms of North Bengkulu Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Bersatu Bekerja Berdoa Berhasil
(Unite Work Pray Success)
Coordinates: 3°20′00″S 102°03′00″E / 3.3333°S 102.0500°E / -3.3333; 102.0500
Country Indonesia
ProvinceBengkulu
Regency seatArga Makmur
Area
 • Total4,424.60 km2 (1,708.35 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total306,659
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

North Bengkulu is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. It originally covered much of the northern part of Bengkulu Province, but on 25 February 2003 the most northwesterly districts were split off to form a separate Mukomuko Regency (Kabupaten Mukumuko), and on 24 June 2008 the most southeastern districts were likewise split off to create a new Central Bengkulu Regency (Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah).

The residual regency now covers an area of 4,424.60 km2, and it had a population of 257,675 at the 2010 Census[2] and 296,523 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 306,659 (comprising 156,720 males and 149,939 females).[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Arga Makmur.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1703)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.