Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency is a regency of South Sumatra, Indonesia. It formerly covered an area of 10,408 km2 with a population of around 1,000,000 people; however on 18 December 2003 parts of this area were split off to form separate regencies of East Ogan Komering Ulu and South Ogan Komering Ulu; the residual regency area covers just 4,797.06 km2 and had a population of 324,045 at the 2010 Census[2] and 367,603 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 375,538.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Baturaja.

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
(Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu)
Regency
Coat of arms of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Coat of arms
Location in South Sumatra
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatBaturaja
Area
 • Total4,797.06 km2 (1,852.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total375,538
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteokukab.go.id

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of thirteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010[2]and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

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
Lengkiti512.9325,36925,03225,619Tanjung Lengkayap2232158
Sosoh Buay Rayap385.3011,87113,76214,085Penyandingan1132151
Pengandonan543.619,07110,22010,402Pengandonan1232154
Semidang Aji707.5624,71928,19528,766Ulak Pandan2132156
Ulu Ogan597.378,7058,9658,968Mendingin732157
Muara Jaya26.326,6177,4387,567Muara Saeh732155
Peninjauan725.9239,86132,43533,048Peninjauan1632191
Lubuk Batang724.8127,10732,97534,065Lubuk Batang Baru1532192
Sinar Peninjauan84.9420,60222,97823,342Marga Bakti632159
Kedaton Peninjauan Raya183.31(a)12,72312,964Kedaton832193
Bataraja Timur
(East Baturaja)		110.2290,557104,488106,842Kemala Raja1332111 - 32117
Lubuk Raja69.4227,49830,78131,290Batumarta II732152
Bataraja Barat
(West Baturaja)		125.0532,06837,61138,580Tanjung Agung1232121 - 32126
Totals4,797.06324,045367,603375,538Bataraja Timur157

Note: (a) The 2010 population of the new Kedaton Peninjauan Raya District, created since 2010, is included in the figure for Peninjauan District, from which it was removed.

Harimau Cave and Putri Cave

Both caves lay in the same Padangbindu village 35 kilometers from Baturaja. Harimau (Tiger) Cave entrance is 40 to 50 meters wide and 20 to 35 meters height. Since 2008 to mid-2013 archaeologists have found 72 skeletons of mongoloid race with prediction 3,000 years of age and the excavation is still running. Some of the skeletons are displayed in Si Pahit Lidah (Bitter Tongue) Museum near Putri (Princess) Cave. Putri Cave has 20x160 meter square pond.[4]

Harimau Cave is located 30 meters above Air Kaman Basa River and 1.5 kilometers from Ogan River. Archeologists predicted that the cave has been used since 15 centuries ago and at least there are 3 different cultures have founded with the last culture is 3,500 years ago (Bronze Age) with metal apparatus similar with has been found in Dong son sites, Vietnam.[5][6] There are also 34 geometric pictures in Harimau Cave which the picture is never found at any other caves in Sumatra.[7] On March 14, 2015 after midnight, a big flood which never occurred before appeared ruins tourist facilities inside the cave and also the facilities in the ground in front of the cave; tourism facilities are predicted 70 percent damaged, but the condition of the pictures are not yet announced.[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1601)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Gua Harimau Menguak Istana Manusia Prasejarah yang Penuh Misteri". June 16, 2013.
  5. Kharisma Tri Saputra. "Gua Harimau di OKU Dihuni 14.000 Tahun". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. Kharisma Tri Saputra. "Manusia Gua Harimau Sudah Berdagang dengan Vietnam Sejak 3.500 Tahun Lalu". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  7. Yohanes Iswahyudi. "Ternyata Ada 34 Motif Lukisan di Dinding Gua Harimau". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. "Kerusakan Fasilitas Gua Putri Capai 70 Persen". March 15, 2015.

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