West Lampung Regency

West Lampung Regency Kabupaten Lampung Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Beguai Jejama (On equality together)
Location within Lampung
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Coordinates: 5°08′56″S 104°11′35″E / 5.1490°S 104.1931°E / -5.1490; 104.1931
Country	Indonesia
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Liwa
Government
• Regent	Parosil Mabsus
• Vice Regent	Mad Hasnurin
Area
• Total	2,116.59 km2 (817.22 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	312,989
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 721
Website	lampungbaratkab.go.id

West Lampung Regency is a landlocked regency of Lampung Province, in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was originally created on 16 August 1991 by splitting off the western districts of the existing North Lampung Regency; and until 2012 it had an area of 4,950.4 km² of which forests occupied some 57% of the total area (as of 2011).^[2] It had a population of 418,560 people at the 2010 census.^[3] However, on 25 October 2012 the southwestern part of this area was separated from West Lampung Regency to form the new Pesisir Barat Regency (with its administrative centre at the town of Krui).

The residual Lampung Barat Regency now covers an area of 2,116.59 km² and this area had a population of 277,296 at the 2010 census^[3] and 302,139 at the 2020 census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 312,989 (comprising 162,578 males and 150,411 females).^[1] The regency seat is at the town of Liwa.