Murung Raya Regency
Murung Raya Regency
Kabupaten Murung Raya | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Tira Tangka Balang | |
 Location within Central Kalimantan | |
  Murung Raya Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°24′30″S 115°8′0″E / 1.40833°S 115.13333°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Perdie M. Yoseph |
| • Vice Regent | Darmaji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,700 km2 (9,200 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,730 m (5,680 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 111,527 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 528 |
| Website | kabmurungraya |
Murung Raya Regency is the most northerly of the thirteen regencies (kabupaten) which comprise the province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. The capital of the Regency is . Prior to the 2002 reorganization, this regency was part of the North Barito Regency. The Regency had a population of 96,857 inhabitants at the 2010 Census[2] (an increase from 74,050 within the current area at the previous Census in 2000)and 111,527 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Administrative Districts[]
Murung Raya Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The 2020 figures are rounded to the nearest 100 people. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
| Name | Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010[6] |
Pop'n Census 2020[7] |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permata Intan | 804 | 10,867 | 12,000 | 12 | 73971 |
| Sungai Babuat | 423 | 2,219 | 2,500 | 6 | 73970 |
| Murung | 730 | 29,894 | 39,600 | 15 | 73911 |
| Laung Tuhup | 1,611 | 18,555 | 20,900 | 26 | 73992 |
| Barito Tuhup Raya | 1,500 | 4,222 | 4,900 | 11 | 73991 |
| Tanah Siang | 1,239 | 12,447 | 13,800 | 27 | 73961 |
| Tanah Siang Selatan (South Tanah Siang) |
310 | 4,810 | 5,600 | 7 | 73960 |
| Sumber Barito | 2,797 | 7,746 | 7,000 | 9 | 73982 |
| Seribu Riam | 7,023 | 3,559 | 3,200 | 7 | 73981 |
| Uut Murung | 7,263 | 2,538 | 2,000 | 5 | 73983 |
| Totals | 23,700 | 96,857 | 111,527 | 125 |
Geography[]
The Regency has an area of 23,700 km² and lies between 114°27'00 to 115°49'00 East longitude and 0°58'30 North latitude to 1°26'00 South latitude. It occupies the valleys and foothills of the southern and eastern slopes of the Müller Mountains, and rises to 1730 m at on its northern border. Most of the riverine area lies at an altitude of 100 to 200 m above sea level while the foothills are mostly at an altitude of 400–500 m.
The Betikap and Sepathawung valleys, in the northwest part of the Regency have been declared protected areas for orangutans.[8] The Tumbang Topus caves have been the source of discovery of a number of new species.[9]
Economy[]
Most of the population lives along rivers and relies on them for transportation, food, and agriculture. Aside from the predominant subsistence fishing and farming, the biggest contributors to the economy are forestry and mining. Timber, including high value trees such as Ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri) and Meranti (genus Shorea), has been commercially extracted since the 1920s, while the mining sector, such as gold and tin mining, has developed since World War II. In the 1990s coal exploration began, and in the 2000s the Haju coal mine started to be developed.[10]
Climate[]
Puruk Cahu, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Puruk Cahu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 324 (12.8) |
291 (11.5) |
340 (13.4) |
367 (14.4) |
332 (13.1) |
197 (7.8) |
180 (7.1) |
211 (8.3) |
223 (8.8) |
260 (10.2) |
374 (14.7) |
457 (18.0) |
3,556 (140.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[11] | |||||||||||||
Notes[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Staff (15 April 2007) "1000 Orangutans to be released into the wild" Wildlife Extra News
- ^ Staff (16 September 2010) "LIPI discovers four new species of whip-spiders" Antara News
- ^ Staff (13 September 2007) "PT Lahai Coal Investing US$68 mln in Haju Block, C Kalimantan" AsiaPulse News
- ^ "Climate: Puruk Cahu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links[]
- Regencies of Central Kalimantan
- 2002 establishments in Indonesia