West Tanjung Jabung Regency (Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat) 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. The western regency now has an area of 5,009.82 km and had a population of 278,741 as at the 2010 census and 317,498 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 331,058 (comprising 170,606 males and 160,452 females). The regency seat is the town of Kuala Tungkal, a port at the mouth of the Tungkal River.

The regency is divided into thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages in each district (totaling 114 rural desa and 20 urban kelurahan - the latter comprising 8 in Tungkal Ilir District, and one in each of the other 12 districts), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km	Pop'n 2010 census	Pop'n 2020 census	Pop'n mid 2023 estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
15.06.01	Tungkal Ulu	345.69	12,586	14,520	14,925	Pelabuhan Dagang	10	36552
15.06.05	Merlung	311.65	15,302	16,196	16,266	Merlung	10	36554
15.06.07	Batang Asam	1,042.37	23,728	32,423	35,405	Dusun Kebun	11	36550
15.06.06	Tebing Tinggi	342.89	34,164	36,228	36,656	Tebing Tinggi	10	36551
15.06.08	Renau Mendaluh	473.72	11,828	15,166	16,250	Lubuk Kambing	10	36559
15.06.09	Muara Papalik	336.38	10,307	10,831	10,549	Rantau Badak	10	36558
15.06.03	Pengabuan	440.13	23,404	25,514	26,609	Teluk Nilau	13	36553
15.06.13	Senyerang	426.63	22,393	24,249	25,426	Senyerang	10	36513
15.06.02	Tungkal Ilir	100.31	67,817	72,795	74,919	Kuala Tungkal	10	36557
15.06.11	Bram Itam	312.66	14,730	18,345	19,493	Bram Itam Kiri	10	36514
15.06.10	Seberang Kota	121.29	8,203	8,824	9,223	Tungkal V	8	36511
15.06.04	Betara	570.21	23,904	29,180	31,311	Mekar Jaya	12	36555
15.06.12	Kuala Betara	185.89	10.375	13,227	14,026	Betara Kiri	10	36556
	Totals	5,009.82	278,741	317,498	331,058	Kuala Tungkal	134

Note: (a) comprises 8 kelurahan (Kampung Nelayan, Patunas, Sriwijaya, Sungai Nibung, Tungkal II, Tungkal III, Tungkal IV Kota and Tungkal Harapan) and 2 desa.

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