Merigi is a district (''kecamatan'') of
Kepahiang Regency
Kepahiang is a regency in Bengkulu Province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. It covers an area of 710.11 km2, of which a high percentage (27%) is still forest. It had a population of 124,865 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Stati ...
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Bengkulu,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
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Toponymy
Merigi is a
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
's term 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, ''"Uyo itê sa'ok, keme ami igai belek"''. 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.
History
Merigi was established on 16 November 2005, after being split off from the northwestern part of
Kepahiang district.
Administrative division
Merigi is divided into six villages ( id, desa) and one urban village ( id, kelurahan), shown below.
* 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. All villages are under 5 km from the headquarter. The head 9 id, camat) of Merigi district is Mr. Aji Abdullah.
Demography
According to the Indonesian Census of 2020, Merigi has a population numbering 11.942 people, with 6.112 of them are males and the rest is females.
Economy
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.
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Districts of Kepahiang Regency
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