North Musi Rawas Regency

North Musi Rawas Regency
Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara
Muratara
Regency

Seal
Nickname(s): Muratara
Motto(s): Malay: Berselang Serundingan
Indonesian: Kebersamaan Kesepakatan
English: Togetherness in the one Consensus
North Musi Rawas Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
North Musi Rawas Regency
North Musi Rawas Regency (Sumatra)
North Musi Rawas Regency
North Musi Rawas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°29′07″S 103°17′37″E / 2.4853°S 103.2935°E / -2.4853; 103.2935
Country  Indonesia
Region Sumatra
Province South Sumatra
Historic residency Palembang Residency
Established 2013 (2013)
Founded by Government of Indonesia
Capital Rupit
Government
 • Type Regency Government
 • Regent Syarif Hidayat
 • Vice Regent Devi Suhartoni
Population (2010)
 • Total 169,432
 • Ethnicity Malay and Others
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Postcode 316xx
Area code (+62) 733
Website muratarakab.go.id/

North Musi Rawas Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara abbreviation Muratara) is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It takes its name from the two main river which stream that area, Musi River and Rawas River. Rupit is the capital of this regency, which was created in 2013 by splitting off the seven northernmost districts of Musi Rawas Regency. The new regency borders Jambi province to the north, Musi Banyuasin Regency to the east, Musi Rawas Regency to the south, and Bengkulu province to the west.[1]

Administrative districts

The new Regency comprises seven of the districts (kecamatan) which were previously part of Musi Rawas Regency. These seven districts:

  • Karang Dapo
  • Karang Jaya
  • Nibung
  • Rawas Ilir
  • Rawas Ulu
  • Rupit
  • Ulu Rawas

References

  1. ↑ http://www.muratarakab.go.id

Coordinates: 2°29′07″S 103°17′37″E / 2.4853°S 103.2935°E / -2.4853; 103.2935

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.