Murung Raya Regency
The district has an area of 38,617 kmx and it lies between 114x27'00 to 115x49'00 East longitude and 0x58'30 North latitude to 1x26'00 South latitude. It occupies the valleys and foothills of the southern slopes of the and the eastern slopes of the Mxller Mountains, and rises to 1730 m. at Mount Lesung on it northern border. Most of the riverine area lies at an altitude of 100 to 200 m above sea level while the foothills are mostly at an altitude of 400รข€"500 m.
The Betikap and Sepathawung valleys, in the northwest part of the district have been declared protected areas for orangutans. The Tumbang Topus caves have been the source of discovery of a number of new species.
Most of the population lives along rivers and relies on them for transportation, food, and agriculture. Aside from the predominant subsistence fishing and farming, the biggest contributors to the economy are forestry and mining. Timber, including high value trees such as Ulin and Meranti (genus Shorea), has been commercially extracted since the 1920s, while the mining sector, such as gold and tin mining, has developed since World War II. In the 1990s coal exploration began, and in the 2000s the Haju coal mine started to be developed.
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