Merigi

Merigi is a Malay's term{{sfn|LeBar|1976|pp=191}} of original name in Rejang, Migai (or alternatively Migêi), which is taken from a farewell speech by Ki Geto (the founder of Merigi clan) to his brother Ki Karang Nio,{{cite news |author= |title=Mengupas Sejarah Rejang di Kabupaten Lebong |url=https://www.kupasbengkulu.com/mengupas-sejarah-rejang-di-kabupaten-lebong |work=Kupas Bengkulu |date= 4 July 2014 |access-date=29 March 2022}} "Uyo itê sa'ok, keme ami igai belek".{{sfn|Siddik|1980|pp=51}} These words are loosely translated into English "From now on we are detached (one another), we will not ever return". After the farewell, Ki Geto would led his people to established new villages outside Lebong, the heartland of Rejang people and stay there since then.{{sfn| Proyek Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah|1989|pp=89}}

Merigi was established on 16 November 2005, after being split off from the northwestern part of Kepahiang district.

Merigi is divided into six villages ({{langx|id|desa}}) and one urban village ({{langx|id|kelurahan}}), shown below.{{sfn|BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang|2021|pp=3, 13}}

• Taba Mulan
• Batu Ampar
• Bukit Barisan
• Durian Depun (urban village)
• Lubuk Penyamun
• Pulo Geto
• Pulo Geto Baru
• Simpang Kota Bingin

The headquarter of the district is located in Durian Depun.{{sfn|BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang|2021|pp=4}} All villages are under 5 km from the headquarter.{{sfn|BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang|2021|pp=12}} The head 9{{langx|id|camat}}) of Merigi district is Mr. Aji Abdullah.{{cite web |last=Tomi |first=Bayu Azan |title=Pelatihan TPK di Aula Kantor Camat Merigi |trans-title=TPK training in the Simpang Kota Bingin's official hall |url=https://simpangkotabingin.desa.id/index.php/artikel/2021/6/25/pelatihan-tpk-di-aula-kantor-camat-merigi |website=Official Website of Simpang Kota Bingin Village |date=25 June 2021 |access-date=30 March 2022}}

According to the Indonesian Census of 2020, Merigi has a population numbering 11.942 people,{{sfn|BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang|2021|pp=19}} with 6.112 of them are males and the rest is females.{{sfn|BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang|2021|pp=20}}

Merigi's economy is generally based on agriculture and plantations, with the main commodities being corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, coffee, cocoa, coconut, sugar palm, vanilla, kapok, areca nut, and cinnamon.{{sfn|Mutmaidah|2018|pp=29}}

{{reflist}}

• {{cite book

|author= BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang

|date= 24 September 2021

|title= Kecamatan Merigi dalam Angka 2021

|trans-title= Merigi District in Figures 2021 |url=https://kepahiangkab.bps.go.id/publication/2021/09/24/30bc1e2bccd9fcf34b8987d2/kecamatan-merigi-dalam-angka-2021.html

|location= Kepahiang

|publisher= BPS Kabupaten Kepahiang

|page= xvi + 84}}

• {{cite book

|last= LeBar

|first= Frank M.

|date= 1976

|title= Insular Southeast Asia: Sumatra. 2 v

|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3qeAAAAAMAAJ&q=merigi+migai

|location= New Haven

|publisher= Human Relations Area Files, Yale University

|page= 191}}

• {{cite book

|author= Proyek Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah

|title= Adat dan Upacara Perkawinan Daerah Bengkulu

|trans-title= Marriage Custom and Ceremony of Bengkulu Region

|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2U8GAAAAMAAJ&q=merigi+migai

|location= Jakarta

|publisher= Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya, Proyek Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah

|year= 1989

|page= 89}}

• {{cite book

|last= Siddik

|first= Abdullah

|date= 1980

|title= Hukum Adat Rejang

|trans-title= Rejang's Customary Law

|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=sv9cAAAAIAAJ&q=merigi+migai

|location= Jakarta

|publisher= Balai Pustaka

|page= 51}}

• {{cite journal

|last= Mutmaidah

|first= Siti

|title= Potensi Tanaman Pangan dan Perkebunan untuk Pengembangan Wilayah Kabupaten Kepahiang

|trans-title= Identification of Food and Plantation Crops for Potential Regional Development in Kepahiang Regency

|url= https://jurnal.unej.ac.id/index.php/JSEP/article/download/8163/6322/

|date= November 2018

|page= 29

|journal= Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian (J-SEP)

|publisher= Departemen Ekonomi, Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Jember

|volume= 11

|issue= 3}}

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Category:Districts of Kepahiang Regency

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