Banyuasin Regency

Banyuasin Regency (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. It has an area of 12,551.15 km2 and had a population of 749,107 at the 2010 census and 836,914 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 897,425 (comprising 459,026 males and 438,399 females). Much of the regency is coastal lowland, but in the south it also includes many suburban areas within the Palembang metropolitan area. 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 and 2020 censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 288 rural desa and 25 urban kelurahan), and its post code. Notes: (a) includes 2 kelurahan (Betung and Rimba Asam). (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 (Kayuara Kuning, Kedondong Raye, Mulya Agung, Pangkalan Balai and Seterio) 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) following re-organisation in 2022, now comprises 13 kelurahan (Sukajadi, Sukajadi Timur, Kenten, Sei Sedapat, Azhar Permai, Sukamoro, Rawamaju, Air Batu, Air Batu Jaya, Tanah Mas, Tanah Mas Indah, Talang Keramat and Keramat Jaya) and 7 desa. Of the kelurahan, Sukajadi had 21,151 inhabitants as at mid 2023, Kenten had 17,699, Sukamoro has 15,551, Tanah Mas had 12,207, Sukajadi Timur had 20,735, Air Batu had 10,613 and Talang Keramat had 2,913, while the most populous desa was Kenten Laut (with 10,685). (h) includes 2 kelurahan (Mariana and Mariana Ilir). (i) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin I and Rambutan Districts, from parts of which it was created in 2012. (j) includes one kelurahan (Jakabaring Selatan). (k) includes one kelurahan (Makarti Jaya). (l) 2010 population included in figure for Banyuasin II District, from part of which it was created. (m) 2010 population included in figure for Muara Telang District, from part of which it was created in 2016. Five of the above districts, indicated by an asterisk (*) following their name in the first column, are immediately adjacent to Palembang City and contain suburbs of that city. These five districts have a combined area of 2,494.8 km2 and had 379,568 inhabitants as at mid 2024, forming part of the Palembang metropolitan area. While Banyuasin I and Banyuasin III form parts of the metropolitan area, and lie respectively to the northeast and northwest of the city (but separated by Talung Kelapa District to the north of the city), the large but thinly-populated Banyuasin II District is remote from the city and forms the large northern extension of the regency, bordering on the coast. Of the Regency's 25 kelurahan, 13 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. Average land area of all 288 desa is 43.58 km2 (16.83 sq mi) References