Banyuasin Regency
| Banyuasin Regency Kabupaten Banyuasin | ||
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| Regency | ||
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| Nickname(s): OKI | ||
| Motto: Sedulang Setudung (Sewadah Seatap/One in The One Roof) | ||
 Location within South Sumatera | ||
| Coordinates: 1°18′S 105°21′E / 1.30°S 105.35°E | ||
| Sovereign state |
 Indonesia | |
| Province | South Sumatra | |
| Capital | 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 | Yan Anton Ferdian | |
| • Vice Regent / Wakil Bupati | S. A. Supriono | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,832.99 km2 (4,568.74 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Ethnicity | Malay, Javanese, | |
| Time zone | Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7) | |
| Postcode | 309xx | |
| Area code(s) | + 62 711 : 0711 | |
| Distance from Pangkalan Balai to Palembang | 63 km | |
| Website | http://banyuasinkab.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. Pangkalan Balai is the capital of this regency. 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. [1]
Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 12,142.73 km² and had a population of 749,107 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 805,096. The capital lies at Pangkalan Balai. Much of the regency is coastal lowland.[3]
Administrative districts
Banyuasin Regency is subdivided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[4]
- Rantau Bayur (38,319)
- Betung (55,922)
- Pulau Rimau (38,454)
- Tungkal Ilir (23,281)
- Banyuasin III (86,183)
- Talang Kelapa (123,192)
- Tanjung Lago (35,687)
- Banyuasin I (69,860)
- Rambutan (41,953)
- Muara Padang (25,198)
- Muara Sugihan (36,971)
- Makarti Jaya (32,819)
- Air Salek (28,858)
- Banyuasin II (45,072)
- Muara Telang (52,783)
References
- ↑ http://banyuasinkab.go.id/?nmodul=halaman&judul=letak-geografis-banyuasin
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011
- ↑ Potential and prospects for development, Simperdal, accessed 19 February 2011
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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Coordinates: 2°53′00″S 104°22′59″E / 2.88333°S 104.38306°E