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. As a result of this creation, the residual regency was left with two physically separate units, together covering 7,482.86 km.2 Within its reduced area it 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 2025 was 667,083 (comprising 340,368 males and 326,715 females). In late 2022 it was stated that another six districts were to be separated out to form a new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency, which would have consisted of the six districts of Rambang, Lubai, Lubai Ulu, Belimbing, Rambang Niru and Empat Petulai Dangku, in all comprised 70 villages (desa) with an area of 2,307.90 km2 and 179,259 people as at mid 2025. However, in view of the moratorium instituted since 2013 by the Indonesian Government on the creation of new provinces and regencies, this proposal has not been carried out as at 2026. 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: 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) and 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). The resulting twenty-two districts (including the six intended to form the new Rambang Lubai Lematang Regency) 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 2025. 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 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 (those intended to be split off), and finally 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 December 2012) are physically separated from the rest of the Muara Enim Regency by the city of Prabumulih. 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) the 2010 population of the new Belimbing District was included in the 2010 total for Gunung Megang District, from which it was cut out. (d) 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. (e) including three kelurahan (Pasar Tanjung Enim, Tanjung Enim and Tanjung Enim Selatan). (f) including six kelurahan (Air Lintang, Muara Enim, Pasar I, Pasar II, Pasar III and Tungkal). (g) including one 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 Edy Suandi Hamid, academic References