Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

This Regency is administratively composed of thirteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas (in km²) and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1601) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of villages in each district (totaling 144 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Bataraja town), and its postal code.

Note: (a) The 2010 population of the new Kedaton Peninjauan Raya District, created since 2010, is included in the figure for Peninjauan District, from which it was removed.
(b) comprises 9 kelurahan (Baturaja Lama, Baturaja Permai, Kemalaraja, Kemelak Bindung Langit, Pasar Baru, Sekar Jaya, Sepancar Lawang Kulon, Sukajadi and Sukaraya) and 5 desa.
(c) comprises 5 kelurahan (Air Gading, Batu Kuning, Saung Naga, Talang Jawa and Tanjung Agung) and 7 desa.

Both caves lay in the same Padangbindu village 35 kilometers from Baturaja. Harimau (Tiger) Cave entrance is 40 to 50 meters wide and 20 to 35 meters height. Since 2008 to mid-2013 archaeologists have found 72 skeletons of mongoloid race with prediction 3,000 years of age and the excavation is still running. Some of the skeletons are displayed in Si Pahit Lidah (Bitter Tongue) Museum near Putri (Princess) Cave. Putri Cave has 20x160 meter square pond.{{cite web |url=http://koran-jakarta.com/index.php/detail/view01/121722 |title=Gua Harimau Menguak Istana Manusia Prasejarah yang Penuh Misteri |date=June 16, 2013}}

Harimau Cave is located 30 meters above Air Kaman Basa River and 1.5 kilometers from Ogan River. Archeologists estimate that the cave has been used for 15 millenia, with traces of three different cultures, the latest being 3,500 years ago (Bronze Age) with metal tools similar to those found in Dong son sites (Vietnam).{{cite web |url=http://sumsel.tribunnews.com/2014/05/28/goa-harimau-di-oku-dihuni-14000-tahun |title=Gua Harimau di OKU Dihuni 14.000 Tahun |author=Kharisma Tri Saputra |accessdate=September 12, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://sumsel.tribunnews.com/2014/05/19/manusia-goa-harimau-sudah-berdagang-dengan-vietnam-sejak-3500-tahun-lalu |title=Manusia Gua Harimau Sudah Berdagang dengan Vietnam Sejak 3.500 Tahun Lalu |author=Kharisma Tri Saputra |accessdate=September 12, 2014}} There are also 34 geometric pictures in Harimau Cave which the picture is never found at any other caves in Sumatra.{{cite web |url=http://sumsel.tribunnews.com/2014/05/29/ternyata-ada-34-motif-lukisan-di-dinding-goa-harimau |title=Ternyata Ada 34 Motif Lukisan di Dinding Gua Harimau |author=Yohanes Iswahyudi |accessdate=September 12, 2014}} On March 14, 2015 after midnight, a big flood which never occurred before appeared ruins tourist facilities inside the cave and also the facilities in the ground in front of the cave; tourism facilities are predicted 70 percent damaged, but the condition of the pictures are not yet announced.{{cite web |url=http://palembang.tribunnews.com/2015/03/15/kerusakan-fasilitas-gua-putri-capai-70-persen |title=Kerusakan Fasilitas Gua Putri Capai 70 Persen |date=March 15, 2015}}

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