Kerinci is a regency (kabupaten) in Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency has an area of 3,448.9 km2 (1,331.6 sq mi). Kerinci Regency had a population of 229,495 at the 2010 Census[2] and 250,259 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 255,120 (comprising 128,009 males and 127,111 females).[1] 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 50 km (31 mi) from Jambi City, the capital of Jambi Province. Much of the landmass of the Kerinci regency is within the boundaries of the Kerinci Seblat National Park
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 km2 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.[4]
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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] 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.
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (kecamatan)
Area in km2
Pop'n Census 2010
Pop'n Census 2020
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post code
15.01.01
Gunung Raya
389.26
13,928
8,415
8,500
Lempur Tengah
12 (1)
37174
15.01.20
Bukit Kerman
213.69
(b)
12,369
12,530
Pondok
15
37176
15.01.07
Batang Meringin
507.65
16,887
11,859
11,980
Tamiai
9
37175
15.01.08
Keliling Danau
303.76
21,969
25,454
13,640
Jujun
18
37173
15.01.23
Danau Kerinci Barat (West Danau Kerinci)
59.94
(c)
(c)
12,600
Serumpun Pauh
14
15.01.02
Danau Kerinci
220.92
15,743
17,856
13,780
Sanggaran Agung
13
37172
15.01.22
Tanah Cogok
14.46
(c)
(c)
9,180
Koto Tuo Ujung Pasir
12
15.01.04
Sitinjau Laut
52.24
13,943
14,611
10,190
Hiang
14
37171
15.01.05
Air Hangat
211.35
19,456
11,474
11,590
Semurup
16
37168
15.01.11
Air Hangat Timur (East Air Hangat)
181.43
17,459
19,556
20,020
Sungai Tutung
25
37167
15.01.17
Depati VII (d) (Depati Tujuh)
27.71
14,423
16,790
17,240
Koto Tuo
20
37161
15.01.21
Air Hangat Barat (West Air Hangat)
14.13
(b)
9,906
10,300
Koto Cayo
12
37166
15.01.06
Gunung Kerinci
344.99
11,601
12,760
12,990
Siulak Deras
16 (e)
37162
15.01.16
Siulak
142.78
30,742
22,884
23,430
Dusun Baru
26
37160
15.01.18
Siulak Mukai
275.47
(b)
11,139
11,250
Mukai Pintu
14
37169
15.01.09
Kayu Aro
114.66
39,308
19,754
20,090
Tanjung Bungo
21
37164
15.01.15
Gunung Tujuh
166.59
14,036
14,950
15,100
Pelompek
13
37163
15.01.19
Kayu Aro Barat (West Kayu Aro)
207.84
(b)
20,482
20,690
Bedeng Dua
17
37165
Total Regency
3,448.90
229,495
250,259
255,120
Siulak
287
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 1,950 m (6,400 ft) at above mean sea level, with a lake area of 960 hectares (2,400 acres). 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.[5]
