List Of Cities And Regencies In Jambi Province

As already mentioned in my article entitled "List Of Province In Indonesia" that the province of Jambi is divided into 11 cities and regencies. Where 9 of them are regencies and the remaining 2 are cities. In this article, I will give you the list of those cities and regencies existing in Jambi province. But, let me tell you first what is the differences between city and regency. Briefly, the differences between cities and regencies can be seen from the life of the residents, where the residents of a city are usually more develop than the resident of a regency. Other than that, there are still some point that becomes differences between city and regency.

Here are the difference between city and regency that I present in table form:

Point Of Difference	City	Regency
Led By	Mayor	Regent
Geographical / Area	More narrow than regency	Wider than City
Population income	Relatively higher	Relatively lower
The livelihood of its residents	Most of the population works as farmers	Most of the population works as traders, businessmen or office workers

That's some difference between city and regency. Now, we go back to the main point, "List of cities and regencies in Jambi province". Here it is :

1. Batanghari Regency 

Batanghari Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Muara Bulian. Batanghari Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Syahirsah. Batanghari Regency has an area of 5804 km² which divided into 8 districts (we call it "kecamatan").

2. Bungo Regency 

Bungo Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Muara Bungo. Bungo Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Mashuri. Bungo Regency has an area of 4659 km² which divided into 17 districts (we call it "kecamatan").

3. Kerinci Regency 

Kerinci Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Siulak. Kerinci Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Adirozal. Kerinci Regency has an area of 3808 km² which divided into 16 districts (we call it "kecamatan").

4. Merangin Regency 

Merangin Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Bangko. Merangin is currently led by a regent which name is Al Haris. Merangin has an area of 7679 km² which divided into 24 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 24 districts are then divided again into 213 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

5. Muaro Jambi Regency 

Muaro Jambi Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Sengeti. Muaro Jambi Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Masnah Busro. Muaro Jambi Regency has an area of 5326 km² which divided into 11 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 11 districts are then divided again into 151 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

6. Sarolangun Regency 

Sarolangun Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Sarolangun District. Sarolangun Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Cek Endra. Sarolangun Regency has an area of 6184 km² which divided into 10 districts (we call it "kecamatan").

7. West Tanjung Jabung Regency 

West Tanjung Jabung Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Kuala Tungkal. West Tanjung Jabung Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Safrial. West Tanjung Jabung Regency has an area of 4650 km² which divided into 13 districts (we call it "kecamatan").

8. East Tanjung Jabung Regency 

East Tanjung Jabung Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Muara Sabak. East Tanjung Jabung Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Romi Hariyanto. East Tanjung Jabung Regency has an area of 5445 km² which divided into 11 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 11 districts are then divided again into 93 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

9. Tebo Regency 

Tebo Regency is one of regencies in Jambi province whose its central goverment located in Pasir Muara. Tebo Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Sukandar. Tebo Regency has an area of 6461 km² which divided into 12 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 12 districts are then divided again into 112 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa"). 

10. Jambi City

Jambi City is one of cities in Jambi province. Jambi City is currently led by a mayor which name is Syarif Fasha. Jambi City has an area of 205,4 km² which divided into 11 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 11 districts are then divided again into 62 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

12. Sungai Penuh City

Sungaipenuh City is one of cities in Jambi province. Sungaipenuh City is currently led by a mayor which name is Asafri Jaya Bakri. Sungaipenuh City has an area of 391 km² which divided into 5 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 5 districts are then divided again into 69 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

That's all 11 Cities And Regencies in Jambi Province. Hope this article can increase your knowledge about Indonesia.