East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency Explained

Official Name:East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Native Name:(Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur)
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:Sebiduk Sehaluan
(A boat with one destination)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Sumatra
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Martapura
Area Total Km2:3370
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:684560
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:WIB
Utc Offset1:+7

East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur) is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from what had formerly been the eastern districts of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. It covers an area of 3,370 km2 and had a population of 609,982 at the 2010 Census[2] and 649,853 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 684,560 (comprising 350,191 males and 334,369 females).[4] The regency seat is the town of Martapura.[5] It borders Ogan Ilir Regency to the north, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency to the west, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency in the east and Lampung Province and South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency in the south.[5]

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of twenty districts (kecamatan), comprising 191 villages.[5] Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010[6] and 2020[7] Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 305 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Martapura District), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
16.08.01 102.1648,14154,80659,280Martapura16 (a) 32311
- 32319
16.08.11 Bunga Mayang 113.5415,84117,46018,568Negeri Ratu8 32387
16.08.16 Jayapura 230.1711,63514,95716,422Bunga Mayang8 32381
16.08.05 Buay Pemuka Peliung 154.1331,51433,73335,991Pulau Negara13 32367
16.08.02 Buay Madang 114.3635,68937,03638,677Kurungan Nyawa17 32361
16.08.12 Buay Madang Timur
(East Buay Madang)
156.2553,45056,27758,562Karang Tengah30 32360
16.08.20 Buay Pemuka Bangsa Raja 192.9511,05511,91412,612Muncak Kabau7 32364
16.08.06 Madang Suku II 129.3428,52230,37232,133Kota Negara19 32366
16.08.13 Madang Suku III 195.3223,67025,29525,540Batumarta VI10 32365
16.08.07 Madang Suku I 211.2534,01935,49337,891Rasuan13 32362
16.08.18 Belitang Madang Raya 163.5940,83744,70446,867Tugu Mulyo16 32363
16.08.03 Belitang 354.5050,50951,30053,569Gumawang23 32382
16.08.17 Belitang Jaya 91.9718,20420,29621,394Karsa Jaya13 32380
16.08.10 Belitang III 153.8732,95135,41336,716Nusa Bakti20 32385
16.08.09 Belitang II 153.5939,74641,96143,766Sumber Jaya24 32383
16.08.19 Belitang Mulya 45.9719,85320,73521,697Petanggan12 32388
16.08.08 Semendawai Suku III 297.7736,84239,22141,155Sriwangi19 32386
16.08.15 Semendawai Timur
(East Semendawai)
183.2732,69333,29835,322Burnai Mulya19 32385
16.08.04 Cempaka 101.0025,26325,62926,629Cempaka13 32384
16.08.14 Semendawai Barat
(West Semendawai)
225.0019,54819,95321,769Betung12 32384
Totals 3,370.00609,982649,853684,560Martapura312
Note: (a) comprising 7 kelurahan and 9 desa.

Economy

The regency is one of the major rice producing areas of South Sumatra, mainly concentrated in the Belitang District, Buay Madang District, Cempaka District and Martapura Districts with a large-scale irrigation scheme covering some 120,000 hectares.[9] Other crops include rubber, coffee, black pepper, coconut, palm oil and fruits such as orange, durian, duku, rambutan and banana.

Notable people

Former Constitutional Court judge Ahmad Natabaya was born in the regency in the village of Cempaka.[10]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1608)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1608)
  5. Web site: Profile of Regency of East Ogan Komering Ulu. Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. 22 February 2011.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1608)
  9. Web site: Potential and Investment Opportunity. Simperdal. 19 February 2011. 4 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704102938/http://203.77.237.21/einvest/homepage/1601/umum/1/investasi.htm. dead.
  10. http://www.unsri.ac.id/?act=tokoh_detil&id=7 Prof. H Ahmad Syarifuddin Natabaya, SH, LLM