North Musi Rawas Regency

North Musi Rawas Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara abbreviation Muratara) is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It takes its name from the two main river which stream that area, Musi River and Rawas River. This regency was created in 2013 by splitting off the seven northernmost districts of Musi Rawas Regency.

North Musi Rawas Regency (Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara) Muratara
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Muratara
Motto(s):  Malay: Berselang Serundingan Indonesian: Kebersamaan Kesepakatan English: Togetherness in the one Consensus
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Coordinates: 2.4853°S 103.2935°E / -2.4853; 103.2935
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	South Sumatra
Historic residency	Palembang Residency
Established	2013 (2013)
Founded by	Government of Indonesia
Regency seat	Rupit
Government
• Type	Regency Government
• Regent	Syarif Hidayat
• Vice Regent	Devi Suhartoni
Population  (mid 2019)[1]
• Total	192,540
• Ethnicity	Malay and Others
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Postcode	316xx
Area code	(+62) 733
Website	muratarakab.go.id/

The new regency borders Jambi province to the north, Musi Banyuasin Regency to the east, Musi Rawas Regency to the south, and Bengkulu province to the west.[2] It covers an area of 5,859.1 km² and had a population of 169,432 at the 2010 Census and 182,552 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 192,540.[3] The administrative centre is the town of Rupit.