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)

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[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:

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) 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.

Kode
Wilayah		 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
16.03.08 Semende Darat Laut 269.14 12,895 14,740 15,080 Pulau Panggung 10 31358
16.03.10 Semende Darat Ulu 426.64 15,805 16,800 16,950 Aremantai 10 31355
16.03.09 Semende Darat Tengah 302.24 9,635 10,970 11,200 Seri Tanjung 12 31359
16.03.01 Tanjung Agung 517.10 37,516 29,020 29,860 Tanjung Agung 14 31354
16.03.27 Panang Enim 192.92 (a) 13,370 13,450 Lebak Budi 12 31354
Southern group 1,708.04 75,851 84,900 86,540 58
16.03.15 Rambang 378.07 27,479 28,050 28,080 Sugih Waras 13 31175
16.03.14 Lubai 529.32 52,773 25,810 26,100 Beringin 10 31173
16.03.25 Lubai Ulu 478.49 (b) 32,800 33,550 Karang Agung 11 31174
16.03.23 Belimbing 148.69 (e) 25,550 25,870 Cinta Kasih 10 31352
16.03.03 Rambang Niru 638.35 (f) 33,560 33,840 Tebat Agung 16 31172
16.03.26 Empat Petulai Dangku 138.35 (f) 19,980 20,170 Dangku 10 31172
East-Central group 2,311.27 n/a 165,750 167,610 70
16.03.07 Lawang Kidul 287.26 62,887 72,120 73,850 Keban Agung 7 31711
-31713
16.03.02 Muara Enim 187.08 61,585 73,550 75,900 Muara Enim 16 (c) 31311
-31315
16.03.11 Ujan Mas 311.33 23,214 26,750 27,420 Ujan Mas Baru 9 (d) 31351
16.03.04 Gunung Megang 471.36 56,405 35,310 35,720 Gunung Megang Dalam 13 31353
16.03.19 Benakat 451.96 8,764 9,640 9,790 Padang Bindu 6 31626
West-Central group 1,708.99 n/a 217,370 222,680 51
16.03.06 Gelumbang 705.57 53,829 61,320 62,710 Gelumbang 23 (g) 31170
16.03.17 Lembak 101.44 30,940 19,700 19,860 Lembak 10 31177
16.03.16 Sungai Rotan 344.14 29,995 31,930 32,220 Sukarami 19 31357
16.03.22 Muara Belida 204.67 7,594 7,940 7,980 Patra Tani 8 31178
16.03.21 Kelekar 138.03 9,381 11,020 11,330 Menanti 7 31176
16.03.24 Belida Darat 264.26 (h) 12,990 13,090 Tanjung Bunut 10 31171
Northern group 1,758.11 131,739 144,900 147,190 77
Totals 7,486.21 551,202 612,900 624,019 Muara Enim 255

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. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Muara Enim Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1603)
  2. ^ a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 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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