Banyuasin Regency

Banyuasin
Banyuasin Regency
Kabupaten Banyuasin
Other transcription(s)
 • MusiAyomasen
Coat of arms of Banyuasin
Etymology: ꦧꦚꦸꦲꦱꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese)
Banyuasin
"Seawater"
Motto(s): 
Sedulang Setudung (Musi)
"Unity in Diversity"
Location within South Sumatera
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 2°10′S 104°09′E / 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
 • Total
12,551.15 km2 (4,846.03 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
850,022
 • Density68/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

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 12,551.15 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 2023 was 850,022 (comprising 434,753 males and 415,269 females).[1] Much of the regency is coastal lowland.[5]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banyuasin Dalam Angka 2024 (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