Musi Rawas Regency
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Musi Rawas Regency (Kabupaten Musi Rawas) |
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 Location in South Sumatra |
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| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | South Sumatra | |
| Capital | Muara Beliti | |
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| • Total | 12,134.57 km2 (4,685.18 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 564,030 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | |
| Website | http://www.musi-rawas.go.id/ | |
Musi Rawas Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 12,134.57 km² and had a population of 524,919 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 564,030, although this did not take account of the splitting off of part of the Regency in 2013 to form a new North Musi Rawas Regency. The capital lies at 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.
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 (abbreviated often to Muratara Regency), was created in June 2013.
As at 2010, the Musi Rawas Regency was subdivided into twenty-one districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
However, in 2013 seven of the above districts were removed from the Musi Rawas Regency by the splitting off of a new Regency in the north - the Musi Rawas Utara Regency which comprises the Kecamatan of Rupit, Rawas Ulu, Nibung, Rawas Ilir, Karang Dapo, Karang Jaya, and Ulu Rawas, with a combined population of 169,432 at the 2010 Census.
Houseboat on the Rawas River in the Rawas District (Dutch East Indies, Sumatra (circa 1878)
Coordinates: 3°05′00″S 103°12′00″E / 3.0833°S 103.2000°E
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