Banyuasin Regency

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Banyuasin Regency
Kabupaten Banyuasin
Regency
Coat of arms of Banyuasin Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
OKI
Motto(s): 
Sedulang Setudung (Banyuasinese) (Sewadah Seatap/One in The One Roof)
Location within South Sumatera
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 1°18′S 105°21′E / 1.30°S 105.35°E / -1.30; 105.35
Sovereign state Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seat
Onder Afdeeling (Dutch rule)ca.1900
Karesidenanas Palembang ca.1945
Kabupaten (Regency)as Musi Banyuasin
Kabupaten (Regency)since 2002
Government
 • TypeRegency
 • Regent / Bupati (PDIP)
 • Vice Regent / Wakil BupatiSlamet Soemosentono
Area
 • Total11,832.99 km2 (4,568.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total854,628
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Ethnicity
Malay Javanese
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postcode
309xx
Area code(s)+ 62 711 : 0711
Distance from Pangkalan Balai to Palembang63 km
Websitebanyuasinkab.go.id

Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It takes its name from the main river which stream that area, Banyuasin River. is the regency seat. The regency borders Musi Banyuasin Regency, Jambi province and Bangka Strait to the north, Bangka Strait to the east, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency, Muara Enim Regency, and Palembang to the south, and Musi Banyuasin Regency to the west. [2]

Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 11,832.99 km² and had a population of 749,107 at the 2010 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (as at 1 July 2019) is 854,628.[4] Much of the regency is coastal lowland.[5]

Administrative districts[]

As at 2010, the Banyuasin Regency was subdivided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), subsequently increased by six to twenty-one districts which are listed below with their areas (as at 2018, following the re-organisation of districts) and their populations at the 2010 and 2015 Censuses, and according to the latest (mid 2019) official estimates:[6][7]

District Area
in km2		 Population
2010 Census		 Population
2015 Census		 Population
mid-2019
Estimate
Rantau Bayur 556.91 38,319 41,457 43,661
Betung 354.41 55,922 55,479 58,428
Suak Tapeh 312.70 (a) 17,791 18,737
Pulau Rimau 454.71 38,454 41,599 20,835
Tungkal Ilir 648.14 23,281 25,184 26,522
Selat Penuguan 433.93 (b) (b) 22,973
Banyuasin III 294.20 86,183 61,654 64,933
Sembawa 196.14 (c) 30,717 32,350
Talung Kelapa 439.43 123,192 133,275 140,360
Tanjung Lago 186.69 35,687 38,607 40,657
Banyuasin I 802.42 69,860 53,576 56,425
Air Kumbang 328.56 (d) 24,079 25,357
Rambutan 450.04 41,953 43,311 45,612
Muara Padang 917.60 25,198 32,189 33,900
Muara Sugihan 696.40 36,971 39,995 42,119
Makarti Jaya 300.28 32,819 28,124 29,620
Air Salek 311.57 28,858 36,877 38,836
Banyuasin II 3,494.48 45,072 43,438 31,908
Karang Agung Ilir 137.92 (e) (e) 13,838
Muara Telang 341.57 52,783 39,312 41,400
Sumber Marga Telang 174.89 (f) 24,837 26,157
Totals 11,832.99 749,107 811,501 854,628

Notes: (a) 2010 population included in figure for Betung and Banyuasin III districts, from parts of which it was created in 2011.
(b) 2010 and 2015 populations included in figures for Pulau Rimau district, from part of which it was created.
(c) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin III district, from part of which it was created in 2011.
(d) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin I and Rambutan districts, from parts of which it was created in 2012.
(e) 2010 and 2015 populations included in figures for Banyuasin II district, from part of which it was created.
(f) 2010 population included in figure for Muara Telang district, from part of which it was created in 2016.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. ^ http://banyuasinkab.go.id/?nmodul=halaman&judul=letak-geografis-banyuasin
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  5. ^ Potential and prospects for development Archived July 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Simperdal, accessed 19 February 2011
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.

Coordinates: 2°53′00″S 104°22′59″E / 2.88333°S 104.38306°E / -2.88333; 104.38306


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