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Pesisir Barat Regency (also known as West Coast Regency) is a regency in Lampung Province of Indonesia. It was established on 25 October 2012 from eight western districts of West Lampung Regency. It covers an area of 2,939.60 km2 and had a population of 141,741 at the 2010 Census and 162,697 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 178,549 (comprising 91,926 males and 85,504 females in 2024). The administrative center is the town of Krui. The lampung peopleare the majority ethnic group in the Pesisir Barat Regency is the Lampung people, while the Bengkulu language is also spoken in some of the northern districts.

Umpu Ratu Selalau Sanghyang Sangun Gukhu, born on the 21st of Ramadhan 828 Hijri (equivalent to the 9th of April 1425 AD) and died in 962 Hijri, was a prominent figure as a Mujahid Spreader of Islam and the Sultan of Kepaksian Pernong Sekala Brak, residing in the Istana Gedung Dalom Batu Brak.

Queen Umpu Selalau Shangyang Sangun Gukhu was laid to rest in the Tambak Bata cemetery. An evidence of her legacy in Krui Pesisir Barat Regency is the footprint engraved on a stone called Maqom Selalauhehis stone marks the location where sis said to have honforontedned asefetedhed the ruler of Bunian Matu. Maqom Selalau has since served as a significant landmark in the regioThe area n, stretching from the sugarcane fields along the Limau River Kingdom to the Kepaksian Nyerupa area. It extends from Maqom to Suwoh, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Selatan Regency, and Batu Brak, which encompasses the area of Kepaksian Pernong Sekala Brak.

Pesisir Barat Regency was formally established in 2012 under the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 22 of 2012 concerning the Establishment of the West Coastal Regency in Lampung Province (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia 2012 Number 231, Supplement to State Gazette Number 5364).

Prior to the establishment of the West Coastal Regency as stipulated in the aforementioned law, it was part of the West Lampung Regency administered from Liwa.

Kondisi Iklim Kabupaten Pesisir Barat dipengaruhi oleh keadaan alamnya yang dilewati oleh jalur Pegunungan Bukit Barisan dan Keberadaan Samudra Hindia di sebelah Barat. Menurut Oldeman dan Las Davis (1970), Kabupaten Pesisir Barat memiliki dua tipe iklim, yakni: Tipe iklim A, yang memiliki 8 bulan basah, di mana meliputi bagian Barat Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan. Tipe iklim B, dengan jumlah 7-9 bulan basah yang terdapat di bagian Timur Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan. Secara umum curah hujan di daerah ini berkisar antara 2500–3000 mm/tahun. Tingkat kelembaban berkisar antara 50-80%, yang dikendalikan oleh regim sirhu dari panas (isohypothermic) pada dataran pantai di bagian Barat sampai dingin (iosthermic) di wilayah perbukitan.

Kabupaten Pesisir Barat secara topografi dapat dibagi kedalam topografi dari permukaan laut, di mana mencakup seluruh Kecamatan wilayah Pesisir (Kecamatan Pesisir Utara, Kecamatan Pesisir Tengah dan Kecamatan Pesisir Selatan) pada sepanjang pantai Barat wilayah ini. Topologi perbukitan, yang memiliki ketinggian antara 600-1000 meter di atas permukaan laut, yang meliputi TNBBS dan lain-lainnya termasuk ke dalam wilayah ini. Kabupaten Pesisir Barat terletak di ujung paling barat wilayah Provinsi Lampung yang berdekatan dengan Samudera Hindia, serta berbatasan langsung dengan Provinsi Bengkulu dan Provinsi Sumatera Selatan.