East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,370 km² and had a population of 609,982 at the 2010 Census[2] and 648,810 at the 2015 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 677,080.[4] The regency seat is Martapura.[5] 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.[5]

East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur)
Regency
Seal
Location in South Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Regency seat	Martapura
Area
• Total	3,370 km^2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	677,080
• Density	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of twenty districts (kecamatan), comprising 191 villages.[5] Their areas (in km²) and their 2010[6] Census populations are listed below:

Name	Area (in km^2)	Population Census 2010
Martapura	102.16	48,141
Bunga Mayang	113.54	15,841
Jaya Pura	230.17	11,635
Buay Pemuka Peliung	154.13	31,514
Buay Madang	114.36	35,689
Buay Madang Timur (East Buay Madang)	156.25	53,450
Buay Pemuka Bangsa Raja	192.95	11,055
Madang Suku II	129.34	28,522
Madang Suku III	195.32	23,670
Madang Suku I	211.25	34,019
Belitang Madang Raya	163.59	40,817
Belitang	354.50	50,509
Belitang Jaya	91.97	18,204
Belitang III	153.87	32,951
Belitang II	153.59	39,746
Belitang Mulya	45.97	19,853
Semendawai Suku III	297.77	36,842
Semendawai Timur (East Semendawai)	183.27	32,693
Cempaka	101.00	25,263
Semendawai Barat (West Semendawai)	225.00	19,548

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.[7] 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.[8]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
5. "Profile of Regency of East Ogan Komering Ulu". Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
7. "Potential and Investment Opportunity". Simperdal. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
8. Prof. H Ahmad Syarifuddin Natabaya, SH, LLM. Sriwijaya University website, 6 December 2008. Accessed 18 October 2016.