Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

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.

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu)
Regency
Baturaja from above
Coat of arms
Motto:  Sebimbing Sekundang
Location in South Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Regency seat	Baturaja
Area
• Total	4,797.06 km2 (1,852.16 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	383,608
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	okukab.go.id

Administrative districts

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

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

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1601)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. 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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