Banyuasin ( Musi: ) is a

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Province in

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. It takes its name from the main river which stream that area, Banyuasin River. Pangkalan Balai is the

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. The regency borders

Musi Banyuasin Regency Musi Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra (or Sumatra Selatan) province, in Indonesia. It has a total area of and a population of 561,458 at the 2010 Census and 622,206 at the 2020 Census. The administrative centre of Musi Banyuasin Re ...

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province and Bangka Strait to the north, Bangka Strait to the east,

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, and

Palembang Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...

to the south, and

to the west. It has an area of 11,832.99 km² and had a population of 749,107 at the 2010 census and 836,914 at the 2020 census. Much of the regency is coastal lowland.

Administrative districts

As at 2010, the Banyuasin Regency was subdivided into fifteen

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(''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 2020 censuses.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres. 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.

References

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