East Tanjung Jabung Regency

East Tanjung Jabung
(Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur)
Regency
Coat of arms of East Tanjung Jabung
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sepucuk Nipah Serumpun Nibung
(By the same Nipah and the same Nibung)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceJambi
Regency seatMuara Sabak
Area
 • Total5,087.07 km2 (1,964.13 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total236,727
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitetanjabtimkab.go.id

East Tanjung Jabung Regency is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the then Tanjung Jabung Regency into eastern and western halves. It now has an area of 5,087.07 km2 and had a population of 205,272 at the 2010 census[2] and 229,813 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 236,727 (comprising 120,615 males and 116,112 females).[1] The regency's administrative capital lies at the town of Muara Sabak, a riverine port near the mouth of the Berbak River.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1507)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.