Description of Transmigrants Socio-Cultural Environment in the Regencies of Banyuasin and Ogan ilir, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Transmigration is an important alternative in overcoming various problems in the field of population. A ttransmigrations program not only equalizes population distribution but it also spreads productive human resources to explore every possible potential to be able to improve the welfare of the people in the transmigration site and in its surrounding areas. The socio-cultural aspect becomes the context that colors the direction of transmigration development. This research aimed to analyze the socio-cultural conditions of transmigrates in farming. The study was conducted from May 2016 to January 2017. The total population was 3,537 transmigrant households. The number of the samples in this study was determined using Slovin formula. The study involved 359 respondents determined by stratified random sampling. The rresearch data consisted of primary data and secondary data. The primary data was obtained through structured interviews, in-depth interviews, and field observations. The results of the study showed that the socio-cultural conditions of transmigrants in the regencies of Banyuasin and Ogan Ilir in South Sumatra Province were in the low category in terms of the support of community leader sand group existence. However, it is high in the harmony of social relations