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Murung Raya Regency

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Murung Raya Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Murung Raya

| native_name_lang = id

| image_skyline = Kantor Bupati Murung Raya.jpg

| image_alt = center

| image_caption = Regent office of Murung Raya

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Murung Raya.png

| shield_alt =

| motto = "Tira Tangka Balang"
Siang language: "Work to Completion"

| image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Tengah Kabupaten Murung Raya.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Central Kalimantan

| coordinates = {{coord|1|24|30|S|115|8|0|E|display=inline}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Kalimantan

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Central Kalimantan

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Puruk Cahu

| leader_title = Acting Regent

| leader_name = Hermon

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 23700

| elevation_min_m = 100

| elevation_max_m = 1730

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 116621

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212)

| timezone1 = Western Indonesia Time

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{url|kabmurungraya.go.id}}

| footnotes =

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 528

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia

| pushpin_label_position= right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia

}}

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 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. (an increase from 74,050 within the current area at the previous census in 2000) and 111,527 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 116,621 (comprising 60,429 males and 56,192 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212)

Administrative Districts

Murung Raya Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212) 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.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan) || Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
census
2010|| Pop'n
census
2020|| Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023||Admin
centre||No.
of
villages||Post
codes
62.12.04Permata Intanalign="right"| 804align="right"| 10,867align="right"| 12,000align="right"| 12,291Tumbang Lahungalign="center"| 12 (a)73971
62.12.08Sungai Babuatalign="right"| 423align="right"| 2,219align="right"| 2,500align="right"| 2,617Tumbang Bantianalign="center"| 673970
62.12.01Murungalign="right" | 730align="right"| 29,894align="right"| 39,600align="right"| 42,852Beriwitalign="center"| 15 (b)73911
62.12.03Laung Tuhupalign="right"| 1,611align="right"| 18,555align="right"| 20,900align="right"| 21,497Muara Laung Ialign="center"| 26 (c)73992
62.12.06Barito Tuhup Rayaalign="right"| 1,500align="right"| 4,222align="right"| 4,900align="right"| 5,150Makunjungalign="center"| 1173991
62.12.02Tanah Siangalign="right"| 1,239align="right"| 12,447align="right"| 13,800align="right"| 14,134Saripoialign="center"| 27 (d)73961
62.12.07Tanah Siang Selatan
(South Tanah Siang)		align="right"| 310align="right"| 4,810align="right"| 5,600align="right"| 5,873Dirung Lingkinalign="center"| 773960
62.12.05Sumber Baritoalign="right"| 2,797align="right"| 7,746align="right"| 7,000align="right"| 6,968Tumbang Kunyialign="center"| 9 (e)73982
62.12.09Seribu Riamalign="right"| 7,023align="right"| 3,559align="right"| 3,200align="right"| 3,256Muara Joloi Ialign="center"| 773981
62.12.10Uut Murungalign="right"| 7,263align="right"| 2,538align="right"| 2,000align="right"| 1,983Tumbang Olong Ialign="center"| 573983
Totalsalign="right"| 23,700align="right"| 96,857align="right"| 111,527align="right"| 116,621Puruk Cahualign="center"| 125

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.Staff (15 April 2007) [http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/orangutan-reintroduction.html "1000 Orangutans to be released into the wild"] Wildlife Extra News The Tumbang Topus caves have been the source of discovery of a number of new species.Staff (16 September 2010) [http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1284630081/lipi-discovers-four-new-species-of-whip-spiders "LIPI discovers four new species of whip-spiders"] Antara News

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.Staff (13 September 2007) [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32862150_ITM "PT Lahai Coal Investing US$68 mln in Haju Block, C Kalimantan"] AsiaPulse News

Climate

Puruk Cahu, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

{{Weather box

|width = auto

| location = Puruk Cahu

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 29.5

| Feb high C = 29.8

| Mar high C = 30.2

| Apr high C = 30.4

| May high C = 30.5

| Jun high C = 30.2

| Jul high C = 30.2

| Aug high C = 30.5

| Sep high C = 30.6

| Oct high C = 30.6

| Nov high C = 30.2

| Dec high C = 29.9

| Jan mean C = 25.9

| Feb mean C = 26.1

| Mar mean C = 26.4

| Apr mean C = 26.5

| May mean C = 26.7

| Jun mean C = 26.3

| Jul mean C = 26.2

| Aug mean C = 26.5

| Sep mean C = 26.6

| Oct mean C = 26.5

| Nov mean C = 26.3

| Dec mean C = 26.2

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 22.3

| Feb low C = 22.4

| Mar low C = 22.6

| Apr low C = 22.7

| May low C = 22.9

| Jun low C = 22.5

| Jul low C = 22.3

| Aug low C = 22.5

| Sep low C = 22.6

| Oct low C = 22.5

| Nov low C = 22.5

| Dec low C = 22.5

|rain colour=green

|Jan rain mm=324

|Feb rain mm=291

|Mar rain mm=340

|Apr rain mm=367

|May rain mm=332

|Jun rain mm=197

|Jul rain mm=180

|Aug rain mm=211

|Sep rain mm=223

|Oct rain mm=260

|Nov rain mm=374

|Dec rain mm=457

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/594018/

|title = Climate: Puruk Cahu

|publisher=Climate-Data.org

|accessdate = 24 November 2020}}

}}

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External links

  • {{official|http://www.kabmurungraya.go.id/}}

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Category:Regencies of Central Kalimantan

Category:2002 establishments in Indonesia

Category:Barito basin