Musi Banyuasin Regency

Musi Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra (or Sumatra Selatan) province, in Indonesia. It has a total area of 14,477 km² (5,590 sq mi) and a population of 562,584 at the 2010 Census;^[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 602,615.

The capital of Musi Banyuasin Regency is Sekayu.

Geography

The regency, which covers fifteen percent of the area of South Sumatera Province, is located between 1.3° to 4° South latitude and from 103° to 104°40′ East longitude. It is bordered to the north by Jambi Province, to the south by Muara Enim Regency, to the west by Musi Rawas Regency and North Musi Rawas Regency, and to the east by Banyuasin Regency.

Administrative districts

Musi Banyuasin Regency is subdivided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas (in Km²) and their populations at the 2010 Census:^[2]

Babat Toman - 1,291.0 km² (52,640)
Batanghari Leko - 2,107.79 km² (21,156)
Plakat Tinggi - 247.0 km² (22,043)
Sungai Keruh - 629.0 km² (40,595)
Sekayu - 701.6 km² (78,637)
Lais - 755.53 km² (52,353)
Sungai Lilin - 374.26 km² (85,745)
Keluang - 400.57 km² (28,342)
Bayung Lencir - 4,847.0 km² (112,277)
Lalan - 1,031.0 km² (37,638)

Soil

Musi Banyuasin Regency consists of 4 kinds of soil:

Organosol: along the swamp and in the plain area
Clay Loam: see Organosol
Alluvial: along the Musi River
Pudzolik: in the hilly area

Climate

Musi Banyuasin Regency has tropic and wet season with variation of rainfall between 39.00 to 297.25 mm, for the year 2007 December has highest rank of rainfaals. Rain days ini 2007 tend to variation between 2.75 to 15.25 days with January has highest rank of rain days.

External links

References

↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Regencies and cities of South Sumatra

Capital: Palembang

Regencies	Banyuasin Empat Lawang East Ogan Komering Ulu Lahat Muara Enim Musi Banyuasin Musi Rawas North Musi Rawas Ogan Ilir Ogan Komering Ilir Ogan Komering Ulu Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir South Ogan Komering Ulu

Cities	Lubuklinggau Pagar Alam Palembang Prabumulih

Coordinates: 2°53′38″S 103°48′45″E / 2.89389°S 103.81250°E / -2.89389; 103.81250

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