Kalirejo – village in Way Ratai district, Lampung province
Kalirejo is an Indonesian village (desa) that belongs to the Way Ratai district (kecamatan) of the Kabupaten Pesawaran administrative unit in Lampung province on the island of Sumatra. Based on its coordinates, it is located in the southern part of the kabupaten, near the coastline of Lampung Bay. The seat of Kabupaten Pesawaran is Gedong Tataan, and the kabupaten was established on November 2, 2007, under Indonesian Law No. 33 of 2007, when it separated from the former Kabupaten Lampung Selatan. No independent encyclopedia sources exist about Kalirejo in either Hungarian or Indonesian, so the following relies on verified data available at the level of the broader administrative unit, Kabupaten Pesawaran, and general regional knowledge.
General overview
Kalirejo forms part of the Way Ratai kecamatan, an area whose territory—like much of Kabupaten Pesawaran as a whole—is based on agriculture and plantation farming. The kabupaten takes its name from Gunung Pesawaran (Pesawaran Mountain), which defines the characteristic natural landscape of the region. By the end of 2024, Kabupaten Pesawaran had a population of approximately 501,047 inhabitants, and the region has traditionally been rich in agricultural, plantation (perkebunan), and forestry natural resources. Kalirejo itself is a smaller settlement primarily of agricultural character which—given the location of Way Ratai district—likely lies close to the coastal zone facing the bay, though without detailed settlement-level data this cannot be stated with complete certainty. On the territory of Kabupaten Pesawaran, transmigration played a historically defining role: the neighboring Gedong Tataan district was home to the first formalized transmigration program from the colonial period in 1905, during which settlers from Central Java—including those coming from the Kedu Residency—founded villages such as the still-existing settlement of Bagelen. This history is preserved today by the Lampung Transmigration Museum (Museum Ketransmigrasian Lampung) operating in Desa Bagelen. This cultural and demographic heritage forms the defining background for many villages in Kabupaten Pesawaran and for the structure of the broader area.
Real estate and investment
No direct, settlement-level data sources exist for Kalirejo's real estate market, so the following reflects the general real estate market context of Kabupaten Pesawaran and Lampung province. Kabupaten Pesawaran is a relatively young administrative unit, established in 2007, and since its creation, its infrastructure and public service capacities have been gradually built up. Within the province as a whole, the kabupaten is considered a more agricultural and rural area, in contrast to the provincial capital, Bandar Lampung, where the urban real estate market is more active. In rural villages—such as Kalirejo—real estate prices generally move at more modest levels, transactions take place predominantly in local terms, and investment potential is primarily determined by agricultural land use and natural endowments. In Indonesia, foreign citizens cannot acquire full ownership (Hak Milik) of real estate; they have available to them Hak Pakai (usage rights) and certain leasing arrangements that provide entitlements for limited periods. This general Indonesian legal framework applies in Kalirejo and in Kabupaten Pesawaran as well.
Safety and security
No concrete, citeable statistics or reports exist regarding the public safety situation in Kalirejo. It can be said in general terms that the rural areas of Lampung province—including the villages of Kabupaten Pesawaran—are typically settlements with lower population density compared to the more urban areas of the province, organized on a community basis, where local social control tends to be stronger. News reports on public safety have occasionally appeared regarding certain urban areas of Lampung province, but these concern primarily larger cities, not smaller villages. Nonetheless, in the absence of concrete local data, generalizations should be approached with caution, and travelers are advised to seek information from local sources or the province's authorities about the current situation.
Tourist attractions
No sources record specific, named tourist attractions in Kalirejo. However, the territory of Kabupaten Pesawaran contains numerous natural endowments known in the region, which are characteristic of the kabupaten as a whole. Gunung Pesawaran, from which the kabupaten takes its name, is a defining element of the region's landscape. Way Ratai district—to which Kalirejo belongs—given its location facing the bay, lies near the coastal areas of Lampung Bay (Teluk Lampung). The area of Kabupaten Pesawaran is generally known among those interested in nature-based tourism and coastal areas, but regarding how far these attractions are from Kalirejo specifically and with what accessibility they may be reached, no reliable source data is available. The Museum Ketransmigrasian Lampung located on the territory of the kabupaten (in Desa Bagelen) is a culturally noteworthy institution for those interested in transmigration history, and can be visited with an approach to the kabupaten as a whole.
Summary
Kalirejo is a village in Way Ratai district of Kabupaten Pesawaran in Lampung province on the island of Sumatra. Its broader administrative unit, Kabupaten Pesawaran, established in 2007, is a rural kabupaten rich in agriculture and natural resources, with approximately half a million inhabitants. No independent, detailed administrative or tourism database sources are available for Kalirejo, so only a general picture can be drawn about the village based on context at the regency level. The rural character of the area, the historical legacy of Lampung transmigration, and the natural environment form the general background of the kabupaten—and within it, Kalirejo.
