Batanghari Regency

Batanghari Regency
Kabupaten Batanghari
Motto: 
Serentak Bak Regam
(Together as a rhythm)
Batanghari Regency
Location in Sumatra
Coordinates: 2°1′S 103°20′E / 2.017°S 103.333°E / -2.017; 103.333
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceJambi
Regency seatMuara Bulian
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Fadhil Arief
 • Vice RegentBakhtiar
Area
 • Total
5,804.83 km2 (2,241.26 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
316,550
 • Density54.532/km2 (141.24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitebatangharikab.go.id

Batanghari (Indonesian: Kabupaten Batang Hari, literally "Stick of the Day Regency") is a regency of Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. It originally covered a wider area, but on 4 October 1999 this was split between a new Muaro Jambi Regency in the east (surrounding the city of Jambi) and a reduced Batang Hari Regency in the west, which now covers an area of 5,804.83 km2. It had a population of 241,334 at the 2010 census and 301,700 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 316,550 (comprising 161,299 males and 155,251 females). The administrative capital is the town of Muara Bulian (meaning "Bulian Estuary" or "Bulian Delta").