East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency 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 2022 was 673,966.[1] The regency seat is the town of Martapura.[4] 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.[4]

East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
(Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur)
Regency
Coat of arms of East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Coat of arms
Location in South Sumatra
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatMartapura
Area
 • Total3,370.00 km2 (1,301.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total673,966
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of twenty districts (kecamatan), comprising 191 villages.[4] Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 305 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Martapura District).

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages
Martapura102.1648,14154,80658,355Martapura16
Bunga Mayang113.5415,84117,46018,304Negeri Ratu8
Jaya Pura230.1711,63514,95716,013Bunga Mayang8
Buay Pemuka Peliung154.1331,51433,73335,116Pulau Negara13
Buay Madang114.3635,68937,03638,208Kurungan Nyawa17
Buay Madang Timur
(East Buay Madang)		156.2553,45056,27757,735Karang Tengah30
Buay Pemuka Bangsa Raja192.9511,05511,91412,446Muncak Kabau7
Madang Suku II129.3428,52230,37231,730Kota Negara19
Madang Suku III195.3223,67025,29525,487Batumarta VI10
Madang Suku I211.2534,01935,49337,343Rasuan13
Belitang Madang Raya163.5940,81744,70445,992Tugu Mulyo16
Belitang354.5050,50951,30052,841Gumawang23
Belitang Jaya91.9718,20420,29620,838Karsa Jaya13
Belitang III153.8732,95135,41335,947Nusa Bakti20
Belitang II153.5939,74641,96143,165Sumber Jaya24
Belitang Mulya45.9719,85320,73521,484Petanggan12
Semendawai Suku III297.7736,84239,22140,463Sriwangi19
Semendawai Timur
(East Semendawai)		183.2732,69333,29834,823Burnai Mulya19
Cempaka101.0025,26325,62926,502Cempaka13
Semendawai Barat
(West Semendawai)		225.0019,54819,95321,174Betung12
Totals3,370.00609,982649,853673,966Martapura312

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.[5] 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.[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1608)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Profile of Regency of East Ogan Komering Ulu". Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. "Potential and Investment Opportunity". Simperdal. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. Prof. H Ahmad Syarifuddin Natabaya, SH, LLM. Sriwijaya University website, 6 December 2008. Accessed 18 October 2016.

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