Way Kanan Regency

Way Kanan Regency
Kabupaten Way Kanan
Regency
Way Kanan River Camp
Way Kanan River Camp
Coat of arms of Way Kanan Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ramik Ragom
(Many and various)
Location within Lampung
Location within Lampung
Way Kanan Regency is located in Southern Sumatra
Way Kanan Regency
Way Kanan Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Way Kanan Regency is located in Sumatra
Way Kanan Regency
Way Kanan Regency
Way Kanan Regency (Sumatra)
Way Kanan Regency is located in Indonesia
Way Kanan Regency
Way Kanan Regency
Way Kanan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°26′49″S 104°31′39″E / 4.4470°S 104.5275°E / -4.4470; 104.5275
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
Regency seatBlambangan Umpu
Government
 • RegentRaden Adipati Surya
 • Vice RegentEdward Antony
Area
 • Total3,921.63 km2 (1,514.15 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total489,773
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 723
Websitewaykanankab.go.id

Way Kanan Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 20 April 1999 from what were formerly the northern and northwestern districts of North Lampung Regency. It has an area of 3,921.63 km2 and had a population of 406,123 at the 2010 census[2] and 473,575 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 489,773 (comprising 250,648 males and 239,125 females).[1] The administrative centre lies at the town of Blambangan Umpu.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Way Kanan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1808)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.