Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
(Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu)
Regency
Baturaja from above
Baturaja from above
Coat of arms of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Sebimbing Sekundang
Location in South Sumatra
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatBaturaja
Area
 • Total
4,797.06 km2 (1,852.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
383,608
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteokukab.go.id

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency is a regency of South Sumatra, Indonesia. It formerly covered an area of 10,408 km2 with a population of around 1,000,000 people; however on 18 December 2003 parts of this area were split off to form separate regencies of East Ogan Komering Ulu and South Ogan Komering Ulu; the residual regency area covers just 4,797.06 km2 and had a population of 324,045 at the 2010 Census[2] and 367,603 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 383,608 (comprising 196,328 males and 187,280 females).[1] The administrative centre is the town of Baturaja.

Administrative districts

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This Regency is administratively composed of thirteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of villages in each district (totaling 144 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Bataraja town), and its postal 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
16.01.28 Lengkiti 512.93 25,369 25,032 26,344 Tanjung Lengkayap 22 32158
16.01.17 Sosoh Buay Rayap 385.30 11,871 13,762 14,395 Penyandingan 11 32151
16.01.08 Pengandonan 543.61 9,071 10,220 10,574 Pengandonan 12 32154
16.01.21 Semidang Aji 707.56 24,719 28,195 30,164 Ulak Pandan 21 32156
16.01.20 Ulu Ogan 597.37 8,705 8,965 8,900 Mendingin 7 32157
16.01.31 Muara Jaya 26.32 6,617 7,438 7,738 Muara Saeh 7 32155
16.01.09 Peninjauan 725.92 39,861 32,435 33,376 Peninjauan 16 32191
16.01.22 Lubuk Batang 724.81 27,107 32,975 34,824 Lubuk Batang Baru 15 32192
16.01.29 Sinar Peninjauan 84.94 20,602 22,978 23,207 Marga Bakti 6 32159
16.01.32 Kedaton Peninjauan Raya 183.31 (a) 12,723 26,344 Kedaton 8 32193
16.01.14 Bataraja Timur
(East Baturaja)		 110.22 90,557 104,488 110,322 Kemala Raja 14 (b) 32111
- 32117
16.01.30 Lubuk Raja 69.42 27,498 30,781 31,580 Batumarta II 7 32152
16.01.13 Bataraja Barat
(West Baturaja)		 125.05 32,068 37,611 38,794 Tanjung Agung 12 (c) 32121
- 32126
Totals 4,797.06 324,045 367,603 383,608 Bataraja Timur 158

Note: (a) The 2010 population of the new Kedaton Peninjauan Raya District, created since 2010, is included in the figure for Peninjauan District, from which it was removed.
(b) comprises 9 kelurahan (Baturaja Lama, Baturaja Permai, Kemalaraja, Kemelak Bindung Langit, Pasar Baru, Sekar Jaya, Sepancar Lawang Kulon, Sukajadi and Sukaraya) and 5 desa.
(c) comprises 5 kelurahan (Air Gading, Batu Kuning, Saung Naga, Talang Jawa and Tanjung Agung) and 7 desa.

Harimau Cave and Putri Cave

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Both caves lay in the same Padangbindu village 35 kilometers from Baturaja. Harimau (Tiger) Cave entrance is 40 to 50 meters wide and 20 to 35 meters height. Since 2008 to mid-2013 archaeologists have found 72 skeletons of mongoloid race with prediction 3,000 years of age and the excavation is still running. Some of the skeletons are displayed in Si Pahit Lidah (Bitter Tongue) Museum near Putri (Princess) Cave. Putri Cave has 20x160 meter square pond.[4]

Harimau Cave is located 30 meters above Air Kaman Basa River and 1.5 kilometers from Ogan River. Archeologists predicted that the cave has been used since 15 centuries ago and at least there are 3 different cultures have founded with the last culture is 3,500 years ago (Bronze Age) with metal apparatus similar with has been found in Dong son sites, Vietnam.[5][6] There are also 34 geometric pictures in Harimau Cave which the picture is never found at any other caves in Sumatra.[7] On March 14, 2015 after midnight, a big flood which never occurred before appeared ruins tourist facilities inside the cave and also the facilities in the ground in front of the cave; tourism facilities are predicted 70 percent damaged, but the condition of the pictures are not yet announced.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1601)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gua Harimau Menguak Istana Manusia Prasejarah yang Penuh Misteri". June 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Kharisma Tri Saputra. "Gua Harimau di OKU Dihuni 14.000 Tahun". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Kharisma Tri Saputra. "Manusia Gua Harimau Sudah Berdagang dengan Vietnam Sejak 3.500 Tahun Lalu". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  7. ^ Yohanes Iswahyudi. "Ternyata Ada 34 Motif Lukisan di Dinding Gua Harimau". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kerusakan Fasilitas Gua Putri Capai 70 Persen". March 15, 2015.

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