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Musi Banyuasin Regency — Regency — Location in South Sumatra
Country Indonesia Province South Sumatra Capital Sekayu Area - Total 14,265 km2 (5,507.7 sq mi) Population (2007) - Total 497,864 - Density 34.9/km2 (90.4/sq mi) Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Musi Banyuasin is a regency of South Sumatra (or Sumatra Selatan) province, in Indonesia. It has a total area of 14,265 km2 (5,508 sq mi) and a population of 497,864 (2007).
The capital of Musi Banyuasin regency is Sekayu.
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Geography
Fifteen percent of South Sumatera Province is Located between 1,3º to 4º of South Latitude and from 103º to 104º40’ East Longitude. The borders are:
- Northern: Jambi Province
- Southern: Muara Enim Regency
- Western: Musi Rawas Regency
- Eastern: Banyuasin Regency
Musi Banyuasin regency is further divided into 11 subdistricts:
- Sekayu
- Sungai Keruh
- Babat Toman
- Sanga Desa
- Batang Hari Leko
- Keluang
- Lais
- Sungai Lilin
- Bayung Lencir
- Lalan
- Plakat Tinggi
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
South Sumatra Capital: Palembang Regencies Banyuasin • Empat Lawang • Lahat • Muara Enim • Musi Banyuasin • Musi Rawas • Ogan Ilir • Ogan Komering Ilir • Ogan Komering Ulu • East Ogan Komering Ulu • South Ogan Komering Ulu
Cities Coordinates: 2°53′38″S 103°48′45″E / 2.89389°S 103.8125°E
Categories:- Regencies of South Sumatra
- Sumatra geography stubs
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