Tanjung Enim is a kelurahan (urban village) located in the Lawang Kidul District, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Here is the head office of the coal mining company, PT Bukit Asam. Tanjung Enim has been a coal producer since the Dutch colonial era. Until present, coal remains the main commodity produced in Tanjung Enim.
History
The indigenous people of Tanjung Enim are the Dusun Lingga and Dusun Tanjung Enim peoples (sub-group of
Malay people). The ancestors of Dusun Lingga people were named
puyang of Rie Genti, while the ancestors of Dusun Tanjung Enim people were named Prabu Nata, who was
puyang from Ulu Tuban (
Tuban Regency,
East Java present).
According to historical research in 2014, the origin of the name Tanjung Enim comes from the words
kute tanjung ayek hening means 'city on a peninsula with clear water'. According to the agreement of the
puyang, the name for it was the
puyang of Dusun Ilir who inhabited the area. For the area above it (at the headwaters of the river) is called Dusun Uluan, its inhabitants are called
Jeme Uluan 'people from headwaters'.
Coal mining in Tanjung Enim began during the Dutch colonial era in 1919 using open mining methods in the first operational area, namely the Air Laya Mine.
Natural wealth
The typical fauna in Tanjung Enim are blue siberian bird which can be found in Banko Mine,
Trionychidae in
Enim River,
Amberjacks,
Guppy, and
Wallago. Meanwhile, the typical flora are
langsat,
Zinnia,
Caladium bicolor, and kriminil.
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