Kerinci is a regency ( kabupaten) in Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency has an area of . Kerinci Regency had a population of 229,495 at the 2010 Census[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 250,259 at the 2020 Census;[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 268,951 (comprising 135,055 males and 133,896 females).[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kerinci Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1501)] The regency largely surrounds the city of Sungai Penuh (except on the city's western side), which until its separation on 24 June 2008 was part of the regency but is now independent of it. The regency seat is at the town of Siulak. Kerinci is located from Jambi City, the capital of Jambi Province.
Geography
Mount Kerinci, the highest volcano in Indonesia and all of Southeast Asia, is found in the northern part of the Kerinci regency, in the Kayu Aro highland plateau, bordering
West Sumatra.
Lake Kerinci (
Danau Kerinci), a large lake covering 46 km
2 and an important source of fish for the region, is found in the central/southern parts of the Kerinci valley. An azure-blue, spring-fed lake called
Lake Kaco (
Danau Kaco) is located in the rainforest near the village of Lempur in the Gunung Raya ("Mountain Kingdom") District.
[ Kompas.com: Danau bercahaya dimalam hari Publikasi: 8 Mei 2010] Much of the land area of the Kerinci regency is within the boundaries of the Kerinci Seblat National Park.
Administrative districts
At the 2010 Census there were twelve districts (
kecamatan), but four more were added in 2013 and another two in 2020. The eighteen districts currently forming the Regency are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
and the 2020 Census,
together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kerinci Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1501)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 285 rural
desa and 2 urban
kelurahan), and its post code.
|
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| 37174 |
| 37176 |
| 37175 |
| 37173 |
| 14 |
| 37172 |
| 12 |
| 37171 |
| 37168 |
| 37167 |
| 37161 |
| 37166 |
| 37162 |
| 37160 |
| 37169 |
| 37164 |
| 37163 |
| 37165 |
| |
Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Lempur Tengah. (b) The 2010 populations of these new districts are included with that of the existing districts from which they were cut out in 2013.
(c) The 2010 and 2020 populations of these new districts are included with that of the existing districts from which they were cut out in 2020 (West Lake Kerinci District - or Danau Kerinci Barat - from Keliling Danau, and Tanah Cogok District from Danau Kerinci).
(d) Depati VII District lies on the north side of Sungai Penuh city, to which it is largely suburban. (e) including the kelurahan of Siulak Deras.
Mount Seven Lake
Mount Seven Lake is the highest
caldera in
Southeast Asia at above mean sea level, with a lake area of . The mount is called Mount Seven because there are seven summits. Mount Seven is located in Kerinci Seblat National Park. The lake has a white sandy beach and Mount Seven Waterfall.
See also
