Datarajan – a small settlement in the interior of Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province
Datarajan is a village-level settlement in Lampung Province, Indonesia, situated in the southern part of Sumatra. Administratively, it belongs to Ulu Belu District (kecamatan), which forms part of Tanggamus Regency (kabupaten). The administrative center of the regency is Kota Agung Pusat, the administrative headquarters of Tanggamus Regency. Based on its coordinates (–5.35° S, 104.62° E), the settlement is located in the province's interior, hilly-mountainous areas, at considerable distance from coastal zones.
General overview
Datarajan is not among the widely known or frequently visited settlements of Lampung Province. Based on its belonging to Ulu Belu District, the settlement is located in the interior, higher-elevation areas of Tanggamus Regency, where agriculture – primarily plantation farming, such as coffee and pepper estates – forms the basis of livelihood. No independent, detailed source material about the village itself is currently available; therefore, the following presents broader regency-level data and contexts, clearly framed within such parameters. Tanggamus Regency covers a total area of 4,747.06 km², of which the land portion is 2,947.57 km², with the remainder being the marine area of Semangka Bay (Teluk Semangka). The regency had a population of 640,275 at the 2020 census; by mid-2024, the official estimate was 670,367 inhabitants. The regency was established on 21 March 1997 from the western districts of the former South Lampung Regency, and on 29 October 2008, Pringsewu Regency was separated from its eastern part. Ulu Belu District and its settlements, including presumably Datarajan, represent the lifestyle characteristic of rural, primarily agricultural communities located in the province's interior highlands.
Real estate and investment
No independent, verifiable data are available regarding Datarajan's real estate market; therefore, the following reflects the broader context of Tanggamus Regency and Lampung Province. Lampung Province is one of Sumatra's economically developing regions, where there is interest in agricultural properties – primarily plantations. In interior, rural districts such as Ulu Belu District, land prices are generally considerably lower than in coastal or urban zones. From an investment perspective, the rural real estate market is relatively illiquid, sales cycles are longer, and the level of infrastructure development is a determining factor. An important general note: under Indonesian land law (the 1960 Basic Agrarian Law, Undang-Undang Pokok Agraria), foreign nationals cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over property in Indonesia; for them, primarily Hak Pakai (use rights) or rental arrangements are available. This general legal framework applies across the country, including Lampung Province and Tanggamus Regency within it.
Safety and security
No settlement-level statistical data or detailed assessment of security in Datarajan is available. It is generally characteristic of rural, agricultural areas in Tanggamus Regency and Ulu Belu District that public security is organized primarily along local community norms and traditional regulation. Certain districts of Lampung Province have been known in past decades for certain tensions related to land and resource use, though these vary regionally and over time. To obtain specific, current information, consultation with regional data from the Indonesian National Police (Polri) or local authorities is recommended; making generalized, unfounded statements should be avoided in the absence of available source material.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions identifiable from sources have been associated with Datarajan; therefore, this section presents verifiable characteristics of the broader Tanggamus Regency. One defining natural-geographic feature of Tanggamus Regency is Semangka Bay (Teluk Semangka), which is surrounded by the regency from the west, north, and east. The interior, mountainous areas of the regency in Ulu Belu District offer varied natural landscapes, characterized primarily by plantations and forested hills. Considering Lampung Province as a whole, Way Kambas National Park is a protected area known for its elephant population; however, it lies east of Tanggamus Regency, in a different administrative unit, and is thus at considerable distance from Datarajan. For broader tourist exploration of the regency and neighboring areas, province-level tourism information guides and publications from local authorities can provide current guidance.
Summary
Datarajan is a small, rural settlement belonging to Ulu Belu District in Tanggamus Regency of Lampung Province, Indonesia, for which no independent detailed source material is currently available. Based on regency-level data, the area is located in an interior mountainous zone with an agricultural character and relatively low population density. Regarding the real estate market, public security, and tourist infrastructure, broader regency- and province-level contexts provide an orientation framework, which can be refined through involvement of local authorities and current data sources.
