Pesisir Selatan Regency
Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within West Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 1°21′00″S 100°34′01″E / 1.35°S 100.567°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Painan |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Hendrajoni |
| • Vice Regent | Rusma Yul Anwar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,049.33 km2 (2,335.66 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 525,355 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 751/756/757 |
| Website | pesisirselatankab.go.id |
Pesisir Selatan Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Minangkabau: Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan, literally South Coast Regency) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,049.33 km² and a population of 429,246 at the 2010 Census[2] and 504,418 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 525,355 (comprising 264,292 males and 261,063 females).[1] The regency seat is at the town of Painan, in IV Jurai District.
Pesisir Selatan is located on the coast of West Sumatra and is bordered on the north by the city of Padang, in the east by the regencies of Solok Regency, South Solok Regency, and Kerinci Regency (in the province of Jambi) and in the south by Mukomuko Regency (Bengkulu province).
Pesisir Selatan is known for its traditional music, the Rabab Pesisir. The music includes the playing of a rebab (a stringed instrument), accompanied by one or more musicians singing.