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; 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 and 612,900 at the 2020 Census, the latter comprising 312,953 males and 299,947 females; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 653,731 - comprising 333,560 males and 320,171 females, prior to the intended separation of another six districts to form the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency, which comprised 70 villages with an area of 2,311.27 km2 and 175,877 people as at mid 2024.
Mining and agricultural activities are abundant in the regency and it is also a producer of oil. 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
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 ; however, six of these districts - Rambang Kapak Tengah, Prabumulih Timur, Prabumulih Selatan, Prabumulih Barat, Prabumulih Utara and Cambai - were separated from the regency on 21 June 2001 to create the independent city 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 were created by the division of existing districts, while the former Rambang Dangku was split into two new districts. Finally in 2022 another new regency - Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency - was announced as intended to be created, to consist of the six districts of Rambang, Lubai, Lubai Ulu, Belimbing, Rambang Niru and Empat Petulai Dangku.
The resulting twenty-two districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, together with the number of villages in each district, and their post code. The topography of the regency comprises 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, and finally a northern group of six districts of mainly swamp area facing directly with the Musi River basin, which are physically separated from the rest of the Muara Enim Regency by the city of Prabumulih.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
16.03.08Semende Darat Laut269.1412,89514,74015,803Pulau Panggung1031358
16.03.10Semende Darat Ulu426.6415,80516,80018,782Aremantai1031355
16.03.09Semende Darat Tengah302.249,63510,97011,598Seri Tanjung1231359
16.03.01Tanjung Agung517.1037,51629,02030,499Tanjung Agung1431354
16.03.27Panang Enim192.9213,37013,449Lebak Budi1231354
Southern group1,708.0475,85184,90090,13158
16.03.15Rambang378.0727,47928,05029,180Sugih Waras1331175
16.03.14Lubai529.3252,77325,81028,010Beringin1031173
16.03.25Lubai Ulu478.4932,80035,128Karang Agung1131174
16.03.23Belimbing148.6925,55027,194Cinta Kasih1031352
16.03.03Rambang Niru638.3533,56035,671Tebat Agung1631172
16.03.26Empat Petulai Dangku138.3519,98020,694Dangku1031172
East-Central group2,311.27n/a165,750175,87770
16.03.07Lawang Kidul287.2662,88772,12077,987Keban Agung731711
-31713
16.03.02Muara Enim 187.0861,58573,55082,415Muara Enim16 31311
-31315
16.03.11Ujan Mas311.3323,21426,75027,324Ujan Mas Baru9 31351
16.03.04Gunung Megang471.3656,40535,31036,311Gunung Megang Dalam1331353
16.03.19Benakat451.968,7649,64010,732Padang Bindu631626
West-Central group1,708.99n/a217,370234,76951
16.03.06Gelumbang705.5753,82961,32065,032Gelumbang23 31170
16.03.17Lembak101.4430,94019,70020,103Lembak1031177
16.03.16Sungai Rotan344.1429,99531,93033,889Sukarami1931357
16.03.22Muara Belida204.677,5947,9408,430Patra Tani831178
16.03.21Kelekar138.039,38111,02011,874Menanti731176
16.03.24Belida Darat264.2612,99013,626Tanjung Bunut1031171
Northern group1,758.11131,739144,900152,95477
Totals7,486.21551,202612,900653,731Muara Enim255

Notes:
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.
the 2010 population of the new Lubai Ulu District was included in the 2010 total for Lubai District, from which it was cut out.
including 3 kelurahan. including 6 kelurahan. the 2010 population of the new Belimbing District was included in the 2010 total for Gunung Megang District, from which it was cut out.
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.
including 1 kelurahan. the 2010 population of the new Belide Darat District was included in the 2010 total for Lembak District, from which it was cut out.

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