Murung Raya Regency

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Murung Raya Regency
Kabupaten Murung Raya
Regency
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Regent office of Murung Raya
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Motto(s): 
"Tira Tangka Balang"
Siang language: "Work to Completion"
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Location within Central Kalimantan
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Murung Raya Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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Murung Raya Regency
Murung Raya Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°24′30″S115°8′0″E / 1.40833°S 115.13333°E / -1.40833; 115.13333
Country Indonesia
Region Kalimantan
Province Central Kalimantan
Capital Puruk Cahu
Government
 • Acting RegentHermon
Area
 • Total23,700 km2 (9,200 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,730 m (5,680 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
 • Total113,483
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code (+62) 528
Website kabmurungraya.go.id

Murung Raya Regency is the most northerly of the thirteen regencies (kabupaten) which (together with the independent city of Palangkaraya) comprise the province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from the former northwestern two-thirds of the North Barito Regency. The capital of the regency is the town of Puruk Cahu. The regency covers an area of 23,700 km2 and 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] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 113,483 (comprising 58,890 males and 54,593 females). [1]

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Administrative Districts

Murung Raya Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 census [2] and the 2020 census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] The 2020 figures for the districts are rounded to the nearest 100 people. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 116 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
62.12.04Permata Intan80410,86712,00012,024Tumbang Lahung12 (a)73971
62.12.08Sungai Babuat4232,2192,5002,552Tumbang Bantian673970
62.12.01Murung73029,89439,60041,187Beriwit15 (b)73911
62.12.03Laung Tuhup1,61118,55520,90020,993Muara Laung I26 (c)73992
62.12.06Barito Tuhup Raya1,5004,2224,9005,010Makunjung1173991
62.12.02Tanah Siang1,23912,44713,80013,824Saripoi27 (d)73961
62.12.07Tanah Siang Selatan
(South Tanah Siang)		3104,8105,6005,713Dirung Lingkin773960
62.12.05Sumber Barito2,7977,7467,0006,952Tumbang Kunyi9 (e)73982
62.12.09Seribu Riam7,0233,5593,2003,249Muara Joloi I773981
62.12.10Uut Murung7,2632,5382,0001,979Tumbang Olong I573983
Totals23,70096,857111,527113,483Puruk Cahu125

Notes: (a) includes the kelurahan of Muara Bakanon and Tumbang Lahung. (b) includes the kelurahan of Beriwit and Puruk Cahu.
(c) includes the kelurahan of Batu Bua I, Muara Laung I and Muara Tuhup. (d) includes the kelurahan of Saripoi. (e) includes the kelurahan of Tumbang Kunyi.

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 Mount Lesung 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. [4] The Tumbang Topus caves have been the source of discovery of a number of new species. [5]

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. [6]

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Staff (15 April 2007) "1000 Orangutans to be released into the wild" Wildlife Extra News
  5. ↑ Staff (16 September 2010) "LIPI discovers four new species of whip-spiders" Antara News
  6. ↑ Staff (13 September 2007) "PT Lahai Coal Investing US$68 mln in Haju Block, C Kalimantan" AsiaPulse News
  7. ↑ "Climate: Puruk Cahu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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