Ogan Lima – interior Sumatran village in Lampung Utara Regency
Ogan Lima is an Indonesian village (desa) that belongs to Abung Barat District (kecamatan), located within Kabupaten Lampung Utara (North Lampung Regency) in Lampung Province on the island of Sumatra. Based on its coordinates, it lies in the interior, inland part of the regency, at approximately –4.87° south latitude and 104.71° east longitude. The regency's administrative seat is the city of Kotabumi, which serves as the region's administrative and commercial center. Public sources at the settlements level for Ogan Lima are currently unavailable; therefore, the description below is based primarily on verifiable data available at the regency and provincial level.
General overview
Ogan Lima is a small settlement located in one of the interior, predominantly agricultural areas of Kabupaten Lampung Utara. According to data for the regency as a whole, Kabupaten Lampung Utara covers an area of 2,667.21 km², and during the 2020 census, a population of 633,099 was registered; the official estimate prepared for mid-2024 indicates 675,626 inhabitants, of which 343,702 are male and 331,924 female. This growth trend indicates that the region as a whole is demographically dynamic, which also entails a gradual increase in the burden on agricultural and transport infrastructure. Abung Barat District, within which Ogan Lima is situated, is counted among the interior parts of the regency; in such areas, plantation agriculture is typically the foundation of local livelihoods – primarily coffee, rubber, and palm oil cultivation – although written sources do not directly confirm this for this particular village. Kabupaten Lampung Utara itself has undergone numerous administrative reorganizations over recent decades: in 1991, its western districts separated to establish Kabupaten Lampung Barat Regency; in 1997, Kabupaten Tulang Bawang was created from its northeastern parts; and in 1999, Kabupaten Way Kanan was formed from its northwestern parts, such that the present-day Kabupaten Lampung Utara is considerably smaller than its original extent.
Real estate and investment
No published, publicly accessible data is available regarding Ogan Lima's real estate market; therefore, the following reflects the broader context of Kabupaten Lampung Utara and Lampung Province. In the interior, rural areas of the province – which include Abung Barat District – land and property prices are typically substantially lower than in coastal or capital city zones. In agrarian regions, land and property purchases proceed primarily among local and domestic buyers, since Indonesia's current land ownership regulations – based on agrarian reform law and related legislation – do not permit foreign individuals to acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik, i.e., proprietary title) to property. Foreigners may obtain property rights at best on a limited basis, such as long-term lease (Hak Sewa) or building rights (Hak Guna Bangunan), but these are rarely applied in rural, non-tourist districts. Investment interest in the interior areas of Lampung Province is directed primarily toward land for agricultural use; in such transactions, assistance from local administration and registered legal counsel is essential to ensure proper property acquisition.
Safety and security
No specific, published data is available regarding the public safety situation in Ogan Lima. In general terms, it may be said that the interior rural districts of Lampung Province – including Kabupaten Lampung Utara – are typically less exposed to everyday hazards compared to major urban areas; however, certain parts of the province have occasionally been affected in recent decades by land and resource disputes as well as road traffic safety issues. These matters, however, do not pertain exclusively to Ogan Lima but rather to the broader region, and no crime or public safety statistics specifically for this village are available. Before traveling, it is advisable to seek information from local authorities and from current Indonesian and provincial public safety advisories.
Tourist attractions
No published sources with identified tourist attractions for Ogan Lima as a destination are available. For Kabupaten Lampung Utara as a whole, no such specific information is available in the present sources. In the broader surroundings of the regency, within Lampung Province, numerous natural and cultural attractions are known – for example, Way Kambas National Park, located in the province's southern part, which is one of the last Sumatran habitats of the Asian elephant – but these are located at considerable distance from Ogan Lima and do not pertain to Abung Barat District. In interior rural areas, plantation landscapes, local customs, and traditional Lampung culture (characterized by weaving patterns and local gastronomy) form part of everyday life, but in the case of Ogan Lima, we are unable to cite source-based, specific cultural institutions or events.
Summary
Ogan Lima is a small, interior rural settlement in Lampung Province, Indonesia, located within Kabupaten Lampung Utara in Abung Barat District. With its nearly 2,700 km² area and population exceeding 675,000 (according to 2024 estimates), the regency represents a typical administrative unit of the Sumatran interior areas with an agricultural character. In the absence of settlements-level sources, detailed information about the village cannot be presented on a well-founded basis; the picture of the real estate market, public safety, and tourism can be sketched only in the context of the regency and province. For those wishing to obtain detailed, on-site knowledge of Ogan Lima, the local administration office (desa kantor) and the regency office operating in Kotabumi are recommended as initial sources of information.
