The Palembang metropolitan area, known locally as Patungraya Agung (an acronym of Palembang–Betung–Indaralaya–Kayu Agung), is a metropolitan area in South Sumatra, Indonesia. It encompasses Palembang as the core city and parts of the three surrounding regencies: Banyuasin Regency, Ogan Ilir Regency, and Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in Sumatra with an estimated population of over 2.7 million.
Definition
The official delineation of Patungraya Agung encompasses all 16 districts of the City of Palembang, plus 11 districts of Banyuasin Regency, 7 districts of Ogan Ilir Regency and 4 districts of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. It covers an area of 9,886.66 km2 with a population of 2,706,835 as at mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
Name Areain km2. Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2022 Palembang (all 16 districts of city) 352.511,668,8481,729,546 Banyuasin Regency (11 districts only) 7,532.00581,185582,530 Ogan Ilir Regency (7 districts only) 959.07194,413201,955 Ogan Komering Ilir Regency (4 districts only) 1,043.08190,055192,804 Patangraya Agung 9,886.662,634,5012,706,835
See also List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia Jakarta metropolitan area Medan metropolitan area Padang metropolitan area
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