Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 617.19 km2 and had a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 405,466 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 448,220 (comprising 229,240 males and 218,980 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pringsewu Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1810) The regency seat is the town of Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008 from the former eastern part of Tanggamus Regency.
The name of the regency, and of its chief town, came from the Javanese language terms "thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.
Administrative districts Administratively at 2010 the regency was divided into eight districts (kecamatan). However, since 2010 a ninth district (Pangelaran Utara) has been created from part of the existing Pangelaran District, bringing the total to nine districts. Each district has the same name as the district's administrative centre. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pringsewu Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1810) The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 128 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Pringsewu District), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 No. ofvillages Postcode 18.10.04 Pardasuka87.31 32,131 35,174 38,983 1335381 18.10.03 Ambarawa 33.11 32,283 36,387 40,844 935376 18.10.05 Pangelaran 48.42 58,945 52,042 57,252 2235375 18.10.09 Pangelaran Utara(North Pangelaran) 158.19 (a) 15,301 16,947 1035370 18.10.01 Pringsewu (district) 45.28 76,082 81,776 89,421 15 (b) 35371 18.10.02 Gading Rejo 67.79 69,307 77,727 86,048 2335372 18.10.08 Sukoharjo 65.59 44,696 49,70455,124 1635673 18.10.06 Banyumas 42.71 18,996 21,292 23,819 1135373 18.10.07 Adiluwih 68.80 32,929 36,063 39,782 1435674 Totals 617.20364,825405,466 448,220133
Note: (a) the 2010 population for the new Pangelaran Utara District is included with the figure for Pangelaran District, from which it was separated. (b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Fajaresuk, Pringsewu Barat, Pringsewu Selatan, Pringsewu Timur and Pringsewu Utara) and 10 desa.
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