Pesisir Selatan Regency (, , literally South Coast Regency) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,049.33 km2 and a population of 429,246 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 504,418 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 543,340 (comprising 272,639 males and 270,701 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1302) The regency seat is at the town of Painan, in IV Jurai District.
Pesisir Selatan is located on the coast of West Sumatra and is bordered on the north by the city of Padang, in the east by the regencies of Solok Regency, South Solok Regency, and Kerinci Regency (in the province of Jambi) and in the south by Mukomuko Regency (Bengkulu province).
Pesisir Selatan is known for its traditional music, the Rabab Pesisir. The music includes the playing of a rebab (a stringed instrument), accompanied by one or more musicians singing.
Administrative districts As of 2010, the South Pesisir Regency consisted of twelve districts (kecamatan), but subsequently, three additional districts have been created in the south by the splitting of each of the three existing districts in that sector. All these are tabulated below (listed from south to north, and grouped for convenience into three non-administrative sectors) with their areas and 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 Pesisir Selatan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1302) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all 182 classed as nagari) in each district, and their postal codes.
Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025Admin centre No.ofvillages(nagari)Postcodes Silaut (a) 466.45 12,109 15,592 16,411Silaut 1025675 Lunang (a) 456.73 18,341 22,423 23,942Lunang 1025674 Basa Ampek Balai Tapan 187.46 (b) 15,487 17,160Tapan 1025672 Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan 281.96 (b) 15,499 16,698Pasar Beriang 1025670 Pancung Soal 547.41 (c) 26,570 28,841Inderapura 1025671 Airpura 380.10 (c) 18,180 20,954Tamuan 1025673 Totals forsouthern sector 2,320.11 93,194 113,751 124,006 60 Linggo Sari Baganti (d) 557.66 42,319 49,169 53,527Air Haji 1625668 Ranah Pesisir 562.44 30,089 33,760 35,800Balai Selasa 1025666 Lengayang 632.96 51,623 60,994 64,688Kambang 925663 Sutera (e) 569.81 46,019 56,091 61,755Surantih 1225662 Batang Kapas (f) 277.54 30,829 36,422 38,542Pasar Kuok 925661 Totals forcentral sector 2,600.41 200,879 236,436 254,312 56 IV Jurai (g) 368.19 43,302 50,894 54,397Salido 2025651 Bayang (h) 80.92 36,697 42,181 45,385Pasar Baru 1725652 IV Nagari Bayang Utara 242.33 7,276 8,286 8,653Asam Kumbang 625653 Koto XI Tarusan (j) 437.37 47,898 52,870 56,257Nanggalo 2325654 Totals fornorthern sector 1,128.81 135,173 154,231 164,692 66 Totals Regency 6,049.33 429,246 504,418 543,340Painan 182
Notes: (a) The former Lunang Silaut District had a population of 30,450 at the 2010 Census before its division into separate Lunang and Silaut districts. (b) The Basa Ampek Balai Tapan District had a population of 25,742 at the 2010 Census before the splitting off of a separate Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan district.(c) The Pancung Soal District had a population of 37,002 at the 2010 Census before the splitting off of a separate Aipura district.(d) including two small offshore islands. (e) including five small offshore islands. (f) including one small offshore island - Pulau Batunago. (g) including eight small offshore islands, the largest being Pulau Aua Gadang (65 ha). (h) including seven small offshore islands, the largest being Pulau Babi (52 ha). (j) including 25 small offshore islands, the largest being Pulau Cubadak (720 ha) and Pulau Marak (207 ha).
The longest rivers in the regency are Batang Silaut (200 km long), Batang Tapan (175 km), Batang Inderapura (174.4 km), Batang Surantih (171 km), Batang Bayang (134 km), Batang Lunang (133.3 km), Batang Betung (115 bm) and Batang Tarusan (90 km).
Siamang rehabilitation Marak Island is 7.37 kilometres from Nagari Sungai Pinang land which 500 hectares area has used as Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) and Owa ungko (Hylobates agilis) rehabilitation center complete with quarantine, medical, social and rehabilitation cages since 2003. The plan is to release some Siamang which have could use upper room with sufficient activities, not depend on human anymore and match with his/her spouse to Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park. The island is now home for 30 butterfly species and 50 kinds of birds, and is suitable for a conservation area.
See also Linggo Mountain Surantih
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