Banyuasin Regency

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Banyuasin
Banyuasin Regency
Kabupaten Banyuasin
Other transcription(s)
   Musi Ayomasen
Lambang Kabupaten Banyuasin.jpg
Etymology: ꦧꦚꦸꦲꦱꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese)
Banyuasin
"Seawater"
Motto(s): 
Sedulang Setudung (Musi)
"Unity in Diversity"
Lokasi Sumatra Selatan Kabupaten Banyuasin.svg
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 2°10′S104°09′E / 2.16°S 104.15°E / -2.16; 104.15
Sovereign stateFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province South Sumatra
Regency seat Pangkalan Balai
Onder Afdeeling (Dutch rule)ca.1900
Karesidenanas Palembang ca.1945
Kabupaten (Regency)as Musi Banyuasin
Kabupaten (Regency)since 2002
Government
  TypeRegency
  Regent / Bupati Askolani Jasi (PDIP)
  Vice Regent / Wakil BupatiSlamet Soemosentono
Area
  Total11,832.99 km2 (4,568.74 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
  Total839,401
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
  Ethnic groups
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postcode
309xx
Area code + 62 711 : 0711
Distance from Pangkalan Balai to Palembang63 km
Website banyuasinkab.go.id

Banyuasin (Musi: Ayomasen) is a regency of South Sumatra Province in Indonesia. The Regency was formed on 10 April 2002 from the coastal and eastern areas formerly part of the Musi Banyuasin Regency. It takes its name from the main river which drains that area, the 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 the city of Palembang (which it almost surrounds on most sides) to the south, and Musi Banyuasin Regency to the west. [2] It has an area of 11,832.99 km2 and had a population of 749,107 at the 2010 census [3] and 836,914 at the 2020 census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 839,401. [1] 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 and their populations at the 2010 [3] and 2020 [4] censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 287 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2022
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
16.07.11Rantau Bayur *556.9138,31941,39041,212Tebing Abang2130968
16.07.05Betung *354.4155,92254,75054,915Betung11 (a)30958
16.07.16Suak Tapeh312.70(b)18,96019,019Lubuk Lancang1130957
16.07.04Pulau Rimau454.7138,45421,36021,363Teluk Betung1730959
16.07.15Tungkal Ilir648.1423,28128,81028,794Sido Mulyo1430956
16.07.21Selat Penuguan433.93(c)22,67022,535Wonodadi1230959
16.07.05Banyuasin III *294.2086,18366,42066,617Pangkalan Balai26 (d)30953 (e)
16.07.17Sembawa196.14(f)32,29032,383Sembawa1130953
16.07.10Talung Kelapa *439.43123,192150,976145,290Sukajadi12 (g)30961
16.07.12Tanjung Lago *186.6935,68740,46040,510Tanjung Lado1530960
16.07.01Banyuasin I *802.4269,86054,38054,543Mariana13 (a)30963
16.07.19Air Kumbang328.56(h)26,07626,153Cinta Manis Baru1630962
16.07.06Rambutan *450.0441,95345,59245,025Rambutan20 (i)30967
16.07.07Muara Padang917.6025,19831,89031,478Muara Padang1530975
16.07.13Muara Sugihan696.4036,97138,21038,241Tirta Harja2230976
16.07.09Makarti Jaya *300.2832,81925,45029,056Makarti Jaya12 (i)30972
16.07.14Air Saleh *311.5728,85834,92035,024Saleh Mukti1430973
16.07.02Banyuasin II *3,494.4845,07229,26732,645Sungsang I1030971
16.07.20Karang Agung Ilir137.92(j)11,41012,784Jati Sari730971
16.07.08Muara Telang *341.5752,78337,58037,693Telang Jaya1630974
16.07.18Sumber Marga Telang174.89(k)24,05024,121Muara Telang1030977
Totals11,832.99749,107836,914839,401Pangkalan Balai304

Notes: (a) includes 2 kelurahan. (b) 2010 population included in figure for Betung and Banyuasin III Districts, from parts of which it was created in 2011.
(c) 2010 population included in figure for Pulau Rimau District, from part of which it was created.(d) comprises 5 kelurahan and 21 desa.
(e) except for the villages of Pangkalan Balai (which has a postcode of 30911), Seterio (30912), Sukaraja Baru (30913), Mulya Agung (30914), Kayuara Kuning (30915) and Sukamulya (30916).
(f) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin III District, from part of which it was created in 2011.
(g) comprises 6 kelurahan and 6 desa. (h) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin I and Rambutan Districts, from parts of which it was created in 2012.
(i) includes one kelurahan. (j) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin II District, from part of which it was created.
(k) 2010 population included in figure for Muara Telang District, from part of which it was created in 2016.

Eleven of the above districts, indicated by an asterisk (*) following their name in the first column, with a combined area of 7,532.0 km2 and a population of 582,530 in mid 2022, [1] form part of the Palembang metropolitan area.


Of the Regency's 16 kelurahan, 6 are in Talang Kelapa District, 5 in Banyuasin III District, 2 each in Betung District and Banyuasin I District, and 1 each in Rambutan District and Makarti Jaya District.

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