Pagar Alam

Pagar Alam
City
City of Pagar Alam Kota Pagar Alam
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤاݢر عالم
• Ulu script	ꤶꤱꥑꥆꤾꤸ꥓
Pagar Alam city park
Coat of arms
Nickname:  "Besemah"
Motto:  Besemah Kota Perjuangan (Besemah, The City of Struggle)
Location within South Sumatra
Pagar Alam Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Pagar Alam Pagar Alam (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°1′0″S 103°15′0″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Government
• Mayor	Ludi Oliansyah
• Vice Mayor	Bertha Edhar
Area
• Total	625.91 km2 (241.67 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	153,271
• Density	244.88/km2 (634.23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal code	31500
Area code	(+62) 730
Website	pagaralamkota.go.id

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Pagar Alam (sometimes written as Pagaralam, Jawi: ڤاݢر عالم); Ulu script: ꤶꤱꥑꥆꤾꤸ꥓), is a city in South Sumatra, Indonesia. It was formerly part of Lahat Regency, from which it was separated as an independent city on 21 June 2001; before being established as an independent city, Pagar Alam was an administrative city within Lahat Regency. It has an area of 625.91 km² and a population of 126,181 at the 2010 Census and 143,844 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 153,271 (comprising 78,395 males and 74,876 females). Pagar Alam is located by the Bukit Barisan Mountains, at the foot of Mount Dempo (Gunung Dempo), a volcano and the highest mountain in South Sumatra, which towers to a height of 3,159m to the west of the town. It is 298 km southwest from the province's capital city of Palembang and 60 km southwest of the town of Lahat. The city is bounded by Bengkulu Province to the south, Jarai District to the north, Kota Agung District to the east and Tanjung Sakti Pumi District to the west. Pagar Alam is one of the main suppliers of vegetables in Palembang. Its location in the highland makes the city slightly cooler than many of the other South Sumatra cities; this, together with its astounding landscape, makes the city one of the main tourist destinations in South Sumatra and it is often visited by local tourists, especially from Palembang. Currently, the city is led by Alpian Maskoni as the mayor of the city.