Musi Rawas Regency is a
regency
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of
South Sumatra
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Province,
Indonesia
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. Prior to 2013, it covered an area of 12,134.57 km
2 and had a population of 524,919 at the 2010 Census; however on 10 June 2013 the northern half of the regency was split off to form a separate
North Musi Rawas Regency id, Kebersamaan Kesepakatan en, Togetherness in the one Consensus
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. Previous to 2001, the Regency had also included the city of
Lubuklinggau, which was split off to form an independent city outside the regency.
The area of the residual Regency from 2013 is 6,357.17 km
2 and this had a population of 356,076 at the 2010 Census and 395,570 at the 2020 Census. The
regency seat
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is the town of
Muara Beliti Baru. During the Dutch East Indies area it was known as Rawas District. The area is named for the
Musi River and its tributary the
Rawas River.
History
In February 2010, Musi Rawas was subjected to serious flooding which submerged over 6,000 homes and affected thousands of hectares of land.
On April 29, 2013 there were a clash between local people from the northern part of Musi Rawas Regency (who blockaded the national road between Jambi and Palembang) and policemen who tried to lift the blockade. After 11 hours of negotiation had failed, four people were killed and six policemen were shot with traditional guns by protesters. People from northern Musi Rawas had called for a new regency to be split from the current Musi Rawas Regency; this new regency, called
North Musi Rawas Regency id, Kebersamaan Kesepakatan en, Togetherness in the one Consensus
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(abbreviated often to Muratara Regency), was created in June 2013.
Administrative districts
As at 2010, the Musi Rawas Regency was subdivided into twenty-one
districts (''kecamatan''), but in 2013 the northernmost seven districts (Rupit, Rawas Ulu, Nibung, Rawas Ilir, Karang Dapo, Karang Jaya, and Ulu Rawas) were split off to form a new
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(''Musi Rawas Utara''). The remaining fourteen districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census: and 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.]
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Woonboot op de Batang Rawas district Rawas Sumatra TMnr 60002807.jpg, Houseboat on the Rawas River in the Rawas District, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, circa 1878
See also
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Napal Licin, an area in Rawas
References
Regencies of South Sumatra
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