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;
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] however on 10 June 2013 the northern half of the regency was split off to form a separate
North Musi Rawas Regency. 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
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 395,570 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 421,510.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Musi Rawas Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1605)] 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 29 April 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 (abbreviated often to Muratara Regency), was created in July 2013.
Administrative districts
As at 2010, the Musi Rawas Regency was subdivided into twenty-one
districts
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(''kecamatan''), but on 10 July 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
North Musi Rawas Regency (''Musi Rawas Utara''). The remaining fourteen districts are listed below with their areas
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Musi Rawas Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1605)] and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Musi Rawas Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1605)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (comprising 186 rural ''desa'' and 13 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post codes.
Note: The 13 ''kelurahan'' in this regency comprise 11 of the district administrative centres (those asterisked above by *), together with Mangun Harjo (in Purwodadi District) and Talang Ubi (in Megang Sakti District).
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Woonboot op de Batang Rawas district Rawas Sumatra TMnr 60002807.jpg, Houseboat on the Rawas River in what was then the Rawas District, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
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, circa 1878
See also
*
Napal Licin, an area in Rawas
References
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Regencies of South Sumatra
Musi basin