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
Province	South Sumatra
Regency seat	Pangkalan Balai
Onder Afdeeling (Dutch rule)	ca.1900
Karesidenan	as Palembang ca.1945
Kabupaten (Regency)	as Musi Banyuasin
Kabupaten (Regency)	since 2002
Government
• Type	Regency
• Regent / Bupati	Askolani Jasi (PDIP)
• Vice Regent / Wakil Bupati	Slamet Soemosentono
Area
• Total	11,832.99 km^2 (4,568.74 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	854,628
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	Malay, Javanese,
Time zone	UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postcode	309xx
Area code(s)	+ 62 711 : 0711
Distance from Pangkalan Balai to Palembang	63 km
Website	banyuasinkab.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]

District	Area in km^2	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.