Muara Enim Regency Explained

Official Name:Muara Enim Regency
Native Name:(Kabupaten Muara Enim)
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:Serasan Sekundang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Sumatra
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Muara Enim
Area Total Km2:7482.86
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:640224
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:WIB
Utc Offset1:+7

Muara Enim Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The regency seat is the town of Muara Enim. The city of Prabumulih is an administrative body separating the main part of Muara Enim to the south of the city from a smaller part to its north. The regency until late 2012 covered an area of 8,587.94 km² and had a population of 717,717 at the 2010 Census;[2] however, on 14 December 2012 five districts from the Muara Enim Regency were split off to form the new Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency.

The residual regency thus covered 7,486.21 km2 and within its reduced area had a population of 551,202 at the 2010 Census[3] and 612,900 at the 2020 Census, the latter comprising 312,953 males and 299,947 females;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 640,224 - comprising 326,519 males and 313,705 females,[5] prior to the intended separation (as stated in late 2022) of another six districts to form the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency,[6] which comprised 70 villages (desa) with an area of 2,311.27 km2 and 172,020 people as at mid 2023.

Mining and agricultural activities are abundant in the regency and it is also a producer of oil.[7] [8] Notable crops include rice and coconuts.

Location

Bumi Serasan Sekundang is located in the heart of South Sumatra Province. The boundaries are:

North Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency, Banyuasin Regency, Palembang City
South South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, Kaur Regency (Bengkulu Province)
West Musi Rawas Regency, Lahat Regency, Pagar Alam City
East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency, Prabumulih City

Administrative Districts

Muara Enim Regency was divided as at 2000 into twenty-eight districts (kecamatan); however, six of these districts - Rambang Kapak Tengah (Central Rambang Kapak), Prabumulih Timur (East Prabumulih), Prabumulih Selatan (South Prabumulih), Prabumulih Barat (West Prabumulih), Prabumulih Utara (North Prabumulih) and Cambai - were separated from the regency on 21 June 2001 to create the independent city (kota) of Prabumulih, and another five of these districts - Talang Ubi, Penukal, Tanah Abang, Penukal Utara and Abab - were separated out from the regency on 14 December 2012 to form the new Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency. Subsequently, four additional districts (Panang Enim, Lubai Ulu, Belimbing and Belida Darat) were created by the division of existing districts, while the former Rambang Dangku was split into two new districts (Rambang Nuru and Empat Petulai Dangku). Finally in 2022 another new regency - Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency - was announced as intended to be created, to consist of the six districts of Rambang, Lubai, Lubai Ulu, Belimbing, Rambang Niru and Empat Petulai Dangku.

The resulting twenty-two districts (including the six intended to form the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency) are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[9] and the 2020 Census,[10] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[11] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, together with the number of villages in each district (comprising 245 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and their post code(s). The topography of the regency comprises a southern group of five districts with an altitude of over 100 metres above sea level in the Bukit Barisan mountain chain, a west-central group of five districts, an east-central group of six districts (those intended to be split off), and finally a northern group of six districts of mainly swamp area facing directly with the Musi River basin, which (since the creation of the Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency in 2013) are physically separated from the rest of the Muara Enim Regency by the city of Prabumulih.

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
16.03.08 Semende Darat Laut 269.1412,89514,74015,346Pulau Panggung1031358
16.03.10 Semende Darat Ulu 426.6415,80516,80018,204Aremantai1031355
16.03.09 Semende Darat Tengah 302.249,63510,97011,436Seri Tanjung1231359
16.03.01 Tanjung Agung 517.1037,51629,02029,877Tanjung Agung1431354
16.03.27 Panang Enim 192.92(a)13,37013,339Lebak Budi1231354
Southern group 1,708.0475,85184,90088,20258
16.03.15 Rambang 378.0727,47928,05028,719Sugih Waras1331175
16.03.14 Lubai 529.3252,77325,81027,518Beringin1031173
16.03.25 Lubai Ulu 478.49(b)32,80034,231Karang Agung1131174
16.03.23 Belimbing 148.69(e)25,55026,833Cinta Kasih1031352
16.03.03 Rambang Niru 638.35(f)33,56035,067Tebat Agung1631172
16.03.26 Empat Petulai Dangku 138.35(f)19,98020,552Dangku1031172
East-Central group 2,311.27n/a165,750172,02070
16.03.07 Lawang Kidul 287.2662,88772,12076,102Keban Agung731711
-31713
16.03.02 Muara Enim 187.0861,58573,55079,512Muara Enim16 (c)31311
-31315
16.03.11 Ujan Mas 311.3323,21426,75026,948Ujan Mas Baru9 (d)31351
16.03.04 Gunung Megang 471.3656,40535,31035,834Gunung Megang Dalam1331353
16.03.19 Benakat 451.968,7649,64010,549Padang Bindu631626
West-Central group1,708.99n/a217,370228,94551
16.03.06 Gelumbang 705.5753,82961,32063,560Gelumbang23 (g)31170
16.03.17 Lembak 101.4430,94019,70019,892Lembak1031177
16.03.16 Sungai Rotan 344.1429,99531,93033,175Sukarami1931357
16.03.22 Muara Belida 204.677,5947,9408,276Patra Tani831178
16.03.21 Kelekar 138.039,38111,02011,730Menanti731176
16.03.24 Belida Darat 264.26(h)12,99013,504Tanjung Bunut1031171
Northern group1,758.11131,739144,900150,13777
Totals7,486.21551,202612,900640,224Muara Enim255

Notes:
(a) the 2010 population of the new Panang Enim District was included in the 2010 total for Tanjung Agung District, from which it was cut out.
(b) the 2010 population of the new Lubai Ulu District was included in the 2010 total for Lubai District, from which it was cut out.
(c) including 3 kelurahan. (d) including 6 kelurahan. (e) the 2010 population of the new Belimbing District was included in the 2010 total for Gunung Megang District, from which it was cut out.
(f) the 2010 populations of the new Rambang Niru and Empat Petulai Dangku Districts are included in the figure of 50,455 which was the total of the former Rambang Dangku District, which was divided to form the new districts.
(g) including 1 kelurahan (Gelumbang). (h) the 2010 population of the new Belide Darat District was included in the 2010 total for Lembak District, from which it was cut out.

Notable people

References

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muara Enim Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1603)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muara Enim Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1603)
  6. http://globalplanet.news/news/41586/persiapan-pemekaran-kabupaten-baru-rl2-ini-kata-usman-feriansyah split off
  7. Book: Indonesia agriculture: investment opportunities in agribusiness. 19 February 2011. 2007. Feraco in cooperated with Center for Permit and Investment Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia. 978-979-3824-16-1.
  8. Book: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA. 19 February 2011. 1930. 115.
  9. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Muara Enim Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1603)