Muara Enim Regency

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.

Muara Enim Regency
(Kabupaten Muara Enim)
Regency
Coat of arms of Muara Enim Regency
Coat of arms
Location of Muara Enim Regency (in red) in South Sumatra, following the separation off of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency in 2012; this old map is before the late 2022 adjustments.
Location of Muara Enim Regency (in red) in South Sumatra, following the separation off of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency in 2012; this old map is before the late 2022 adjustments.
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatMuara Enim
Area
 • Total5,178.3 km2 (1,999.4 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total424,019
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

The residual regency thus covered 7,486.21 km2 and within its reduced area had a population of 551,202 at the 2010 Census[2] and 612,900 at the 2020 Census, the latter comprising 312,953 males and 299,947 females;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 624,019[1] prior to the further separation in late 2022 of another six districts to form the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency,[4] which comprised 70 villages (desa) with an area of 2,311.27 km2 and 167,610 people as at mid 2022.

Mining and agricultural activities are abundant in the regency and it is also a producer of oil.[5][6] Notable crops include rice and coconuts.

Location

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

NorthPenukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency, Banyuasin Regency, Palembang City
SouthSouth Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, Kaur Regency (Bengkulu Province)
WestMusi Rawas Regency, Lahat Regency, Pagar Alam City
EastOgan 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) qnd 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 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 now in the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency) are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] 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 comprised 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 split off in late 2022), and 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.

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		Post
code
Semende Darat Laut269.1412,89514,74015,080Pulau Panggung1031358
Semende Darat Ulu426.6415,80516,80016,950Aremantai1031355
Semende Darat Tengah302.249,63510,97011,200Seri Tanjung1231359
Tanjung Agung517.1037,51629,02029,860Tanjung Agung1431354
Panang Enim192.92(a)13,37013,450Lebak Budi1231354
Southern group1,708.0475,85184,90086,54058
Rambang378.0727,47928,05028,080Sugih Waras1331175
Lubai529.3252,77325,81026,100Beringin1031173
Lubai Ulu478.49(b)32,80033,550Karang Agung1131174
Belimbing148.69(e)25,55025,870Cinta Kasih1031352
Rambang Niru638.35(f)33,56033,840Tebat Agung1631172
Empat Petulai Dangku138.35(f)19,98020,170Dangku1031172
East-Central group2,311.27n/a165,750167,61070
Lawang Kidul287.2662,88772,12073,850Keban Agung731711
-31713
Muara Enim187.0861,58573,55075,900Muara Enim16 (c)31311
-31315
Ujan Mas311.3323,21426,75027,420Ujan Mas Baru9 (d)31351
Gunung Megang471.3656,40535,31035,720Gunung Megang Dalam1331353
Benakat451.968,7649,6409,790Padang Bindu631626
West-Central group1,708.99n/a217,370222,68051
Gelumbang705.5753,82961,32062,710Gelumbang23 (g)31170
Lembak101.4430,94019,70019,860Lembak1031177
Sungai Rotan344.1429,99531,93032,220Sukarami1931357
Muara Belida204.677,5947,9407,980Patra Tani831178
Kelekar138.039,38111,02011,330Menanti731176
Belida Darat264.26(h)12,99013,090Tanjung Bunut1031171
Northern group1,758.11131,739144,900147,19077
Totals7,486.21551,202612,900624,019Muara 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
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Muara Enim Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1603)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. split off
  5. Indonesia agriculture: investment opportunities in agribusiness. Feraco in cooperated with Center for Permit and Investment Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia. 2007. ISBN 978-979-3824-16-1. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA. 1930. p. 115. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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