Banyuasin Regency

Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It takes its name from the main river which stream that area, Banyuasin River. Pangkalan Balai 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

Kabupaten Banyuasin
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
OKI
Motto(s): 
Sedulang Setudung (Sewadah Seatap/One in The One Roof)
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 1.30°S 105.35°E / -1.30; 105.35
Sovereign state Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatPangkalan Balai
Onder Afdeeling (Dutch rule)ca.1900
Karesidenanas Palembang ca.1945
Kabupaten (Regency)as Musi Banyuasin
Kabupaten (Regency)since 2002
Government
 • TypeRegency
 • Regent / BupatiAskolani Jasi (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, 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]

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2015 Census		Population
mid-2019
Estimate
Rantau Bayur556.9138,31941,45743,661
Betung354.4155,92255,47958,428
Suak Tapeh312.70(a)17,79118,737
Pulau Rimau454.7138,45441,59920,835
Tungkal Ilir648.1423,28125,18426,522
Selat Penuguan433.93(b)(b)22,973
Banyuasin III294.2086,18361,65464,933
Sembawa196.14(c)30,71732,350
Talung Kelapa439.43123,192133,275140,360
Tanjung Lago186.6935,68738,60740,657
Banyuasin I802.4269,86053,57656,425
Air Kumbang328.56(d)24,07925,357
Rambutan450.0441,95343,31145,612
Muara Padang917.6025,19832,18933,900
Muara Sugihan696.4036,97139,99542,119
Makarti Jaya300.2832,81928,12429,620
Air Salek311.5728,85836,87738,836
Banyuasin II3,494.4845,07243,43831,908
Karang Agung Ilir137.92(e)(e)13,838
Muara Telang341.5752,78339,31241,400
Sumber Marga Telang174.89(f)24,83726,157
Totals11,832.99749,107811,501854,628

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.


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