Banyuasin Regency

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]

Banyuasin
Regency of South Sumatra
Banyuasin Regency
Kabupaten Banyuasin
Other transcription(s)
 • MusiAyomasen
Coat of arms of Banyuasin
Coat of arms
Etymology: ꦧꦚꦸꦲꦱꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese)
Banyuasin
"Seawater"
Motto(s): 
Sedulang Setudung (Musi)
"Unity in Diversity"
Location within South Sumatera
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 2.16°S 104.15°E / -2.16; 104.15
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
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total839,401
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postcode
309xx
Area code+ 62 711 : 0711
Distance from Pangkalan Balai to Palembang63 km
Websitebanyuasinkab.go.id

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, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 288 rural desa and 16 urban kelurahan).

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
Rantau Bayur *556.9138,31941,39041,212Tebing Abang21
Betung *354.4155,92254,75054,915Betung11
Suak Tapeh312.70(a)18,96019,019Lubuk Lancang11
Pulau Rimau454.7138,45421,36021,363Teluk Betung17
Tungkal Ilir648.1423,28128,81028,794Sido Mulyo14
Selat Penuguan433.93(b)22,67022,535Wonodadi12
Banyuasin III *294.2086,18366,42066,617Pangkalan Balai26
Sembawa196.14(c)32,29032,383Sembawa11
Talung Kelapa *439.43123,192150,976145,290Sukajadi12
Tanjung Lago *186.6935,68740,46040,510Tanjung Lado15
Banyuasin I *802.4269,86054,38054,543Mariana13
Air Kumbang328.56(d)26,07626,153Cinta Manis Baru16
Rambutan *450.0441,95345,59245,025Rambutan20
Muara Padang917.6025,19831,89031,478Muara Padang15
Muara Sugihan696.4036,97138,21038,241Tirta Harja22
Makarti Jaya *300.2832,81925,45029,056Makarti Jaya12
Air Saleh *311.5728,85834,92035,024Saleh Mukti14
Banyuasin II *3,494.4845,07229,26732,645Sungsang I10
Karang Agung Ilir137.92(e)11,41012,784Jati Sari7
Muara Telang *341.5752,78337,58037,693Telang Jaya16
Sumber Marga Telang174.89(f)24,05024,121Muara Telang10
Totals11,832.99749,107836,914839,401Pangkalan Balai304

Notes: (a) 2010 population included in figure for Betung and Banyuasin III Districts, from parts of which it was created in 2011.
(b) 2010 population included in figure 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 population included in figure 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.
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.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Banyuasin Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1607)
  2. "Portal Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten Banyuasin".
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Potential and prospects for development Archived July 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Simperdal, accessed 19 February 2011

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