East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency


East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency 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 and 649,853 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 694,832. The regency seat is the town of Martapura. 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.

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of twenty districts, comprising 191 villages. Their areas and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
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
16.08.01Martapura102.1648,14154,80660,177Martapura16 32311
- 32319
16.08.11Bunga Mayang113.5415,84117,46018,907Negeri Ratu832387
16.08.16Jayapura230.1711,63514,95717,039Bunga Mayang832381
16.08.05Buay Pemuka Peliung154.1331,51433,73336,319Pulau Negara1332367
16.08.02Buay Madang114.3635,68937,03639,210Kurungan Nyawa1732361
16.08.12Buay Madang Timur
156.2553,45056,27759,068Karang Tengah3032360
16.08.20Buay Pemuka Bangsa Raja192.9511,05511,91412,793Muncak Kabau732364
16.08.06Madang Suku II129.3428,52230,37232,322Kota Negara1932366
16.08.13Madang Suku III195.3223,67025,29525,738Batumarta VI1032365
16.08.07Madang Suku I211.2534,01935,49338,635Rasuan1332362
16.08.18Belitang Madang Raya163.5940,83744,70447,843Tugu Mulyo1632363
16.08.03Belitang354.5050,50951,30054,295Gumawang2332382
16.08.17Belitang Jaya91.9718,20420,29621,647Karsa Jaya1332380
16.08.10Belitang III153.8732,95135,41337,253Nusa Bakti2032385
16.08.09Belitang II153.5939,74641,96144,574Sumber Jaya2432383
16.08.19Belitang Mulya45.9719,85320,73521,918Petanggan1232388
16.08.08Semendawai Suku III297.7736,84239,22141,871Sriwangi1932386
16.08.15Semendawai Timur
183.2732,69333,29836,223Burnai Mulya1932385
16.08.04Cempaka101.0025,26325,62926,821Cempaka1332384
16.08.14Semendawai Barat
225.0019,54819,95322,179Betung1232384
Totals3,370.00609,982649,853694,832Martapura312-

Note: 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. 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.