East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Regency in South Sumatra, Indonesia
East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
(Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur )
Perjaya Dam
Coat of arms
Motto(s): Sebiduk Sehaluan (A boat with one destination)
Location in South Sumatra
Country Indonesia Province South Sumatra Regency seat Martapura • Total
3,370 km2 (1,300 sq mi) • Total
684,560 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi) Time zone UTC+7 (WIB )
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).[ 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]
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 2023.[ 1] 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
Martapura
102.16
48,141
54,806
59,280
Martapura
16 (a)
32311 - 32319
16.08.11
Bunga Mayang
113.54
15,841
17,460
18,568
Negeri Ratu
8
32387
16.08.16
Jayapura
230.17
11,635
14,957
16,422
Bunga Mayang
8
32381
16.08.05
Buay Pemuka Peliung
154.13
31,514
33,733
35,991
Pulau Negara
13
32367
16.08.02
Buay Madang
114.36
35,689
37,036
38,677
Kurungan Nyawa
17
32361
16.08.12
Buay Madang Timur (East Buay Madang)
156.25
53,450
56,277
58,562
Karang Tengah
30
32360
16.08.20
Buay Pemuka Bangsa Raja
192.95
11,055
11,914
12,612
Muncak Kabau
7
32364
16.08.06
Madang Suku II
129.34
28,522
30,372
32,133
Kota Negara
19
32366
16.08.13
Madang Suku III
195.32
23,670
25,295
25,540
Batumarta VI
10
32365
16.08.07
Madang Suku I
211.25
34,019
35,493
37,891
Rasuan
13
32362
16.08.18
Belitang Madang Raya
163.59
40,837
44,704
46,867
Tugu Mulyo
16
32363
16.08.03
Belitang
354.50
50,509
51,300
53,569
Gumawang
23
32382
16.08.17
Belitang Jaya
91.97
18,204
20,296
21,394
Karsa Jaya
13
32380
16.08.10
Belitang III
153.87
32,951
35,413
36,716
Nusa Bakti
20
32385
16.08.09
Belitang II
153.59
39,746
41,961
43,766
Sumber Jaya
24
32383
16.08.19
Belitang Mulya
45.97
19,853
20,735
21,697
Petanggan
12
32388
16.08.08
Semendawai Suku III
297.77
36,842
39,221
41,155
Sriwangi
19
32386
16.08.15
Semendawai Timur (East Semendawai)
183.27
32,693
33,298
35,322
Burnai Mulya
19
32385
16.08.04
Cempaka
101.00
25,263
25,629
26,629
Cempaka
13
32384
16.08.14
Semendawai Barat (West Semendawai)
225.00
19,548
19,953
21,769
Betung
12
32384
Totals
3,370.00
609,982
649,853
684,560
Martapura
312
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.[ 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
^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1608)
^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ a b c "Profile of Regency of East Ogan Komering Ulu" . Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. Retrieved 22 February 2011 .
^ "Potential and Investment Opportunity" . Simperdal. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011 .
^ Prof. H Ahmad Syarifuddin Natabaya, SH, LLM . Sriwijaya University website, 6 December 2008. Accessed 18 October 2016.
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