North Musi Rawas Regency ( abbreviation Muratara) is a

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South Sumatra South Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the southeast of the island of Sumatra. The capital and largest city of the province is the city of Palembang. The province borders the provinces of Jambi to the north ...

Province,

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. It takes its name from the two main river which drain that area, Musi River and Rawas River. This regency was created on 10 June 2013 by splitting off the seven northernmost districts of

Musi Rawas Regency Musi Rawas Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Prior to 2013, it covered an area of 12,134.57 km2 and had a population of 524,919 at the 2010 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. however on 10 June 2013 the north ...

. The new regency borders

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province to the north,

Musi Banyuasin Regency Musi Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra province, in Indonesia. Originally much larger, it was reduced by about 45% of its former area on 10 April 2002 by the splitting off of most of its eastern and northeastern districts to form the ...

to the east,

to the south, and

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province to the west. It covers an area of 6,008.66 km² and had a population of 169,432 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 188,861 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 199,668 (comprising 101,481 males and 98,187 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1613) The administrative centre is the town of Rupit.

Administrative districts

The new Regency comprises seven of the districts ( ''kecamatan'') which were previously part of Musi Rawas Regency. These seven districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1613) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (a total of 82 rural ''desa'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Note the 7 ''kelurahan'' are the seven administrative centres of the districts as shown above. The average area of all 82 villages is

References

External links

* Regencies of South Sumatra Musi basin {{SSumatra-geo-stub