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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.
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 .
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.
Pangkalan Balai is a town or Sub-district in Banyuasin Regency, of South Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Banyuasin Regency and is also the seat of Banyuasin III District. Pangkalan Balai is an area rich in natural resources, especially coal and oil and gas.
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Sekayu is a town and district which serves as the administrative centre of Musi Banyuasin Regency within South Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The district's population was 78,637 at the 2010 Census and 91,120 at the 2020 Census; [ 1 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 99,589. [ 2 ]
The Banyuasin River (Indonesian: Sungai Banyuasin, lit. ' Salty Water River ' ) is a river in southern Sumatra , Indonesia , about 500 km northwest of the capital Jakarta . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Historically, the city of Palembang served as the primary seaport for southern Sumatra, the Musi River being wide enough to accommodate oceangoing vessels. However, due to limited ship weights caused by sandbanks in the river, plans had been made to develop a replacement port at Tanjung Api-Api since the 1930s during the Dutch East Indies era. [1]