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Tulang Bawang Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Province
  
Lampung

Capital
  
Menggala

Area
  
6,851 kmĀ²

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Website
  
www.tulangbawangkab.go.id

Tulang Bawang Regency is a regency of Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 6,851.32 square kilometres (2,645.31 sq mi) and a population of 860,854. The capital lies at Menggala, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency takes its name from the Tulang Bawang River which flows through the province.

Contents

Map of Tulangbawang Regency, Lampung, Indonesia

Economy

Major crops include rice, orange (a growing sector), corn, cassava, soy bean and zallaca palm fruit. As of 2010, the area under plantation in the regency is 298.943 hectares (738.70 acres), mainly rubber, coconut, oil palm and sugar cane. It is particularly known though for its shrimp industry.

References

Tulang Bawang Regency Wikipedia