Musi Banyuasin Regency

Musi Banyuasin Regency
(Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin)
Coat of arms of Musi Banyuasin Regency
Motto: 
Serasan Sekate
Location in South Sumatra
Location in South Sumatra
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sumatra
Regency seatSekayu
Area
 • Total14,265.96 km2 (5,508.12 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total707,290
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Musi Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra province, in Indonesia. Originally much larger, it was reduced by about 45% of its former area on 10 April 2002 by the splitting off of most of its eastern and northeastern districts to form the new Banyuasin Regency. It now has a total area of 14,265.96 km2 (5,508 sq mi) and a population of 561,458 at the 2010 Census[2] and 622,206 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 707,290 (comprising 362,877 males and 344,413 females).[1]

The administrative centre of Musi Banyuasin Regency is the town of Sekayu.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1606)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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