Ogan Komering Ilir Regency

Ogan Komering Ilir Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It takes its name from the Ogan River and the Komering River, which are the two main rivers that drain the area. The name Ilir means downstream. The administrative centre is the town of Kayu Agung. The regency borders Banyuasin Regency to the northwest, Bangka Strait, and the Java Sea to the east, Lampung Province to the south, and Palembang city, Ogan Ilir Regency, and East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency to the west.
It has an area of 17,025.87 km² and a population of 727,376 at the 2010 Census and 769,348 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 801,059 people, consisting of 411,305 males and 389,754 females. The regency contains the floodplain lakes, an area of wetland covering about 200,000 hectares. Major crops include coffee, sugar cane, oil palm, rubber, cocoa bean, pineapple, tea and fish.

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Administrative districts

Following the splitting off in December 2003 of the most western districts of this regency to form a separate Ogan Ilir Regency, this Regency is administratively composed of eighteen districts, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district and its postal code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
16.02.13	Lempuing	385.35	70,642	73,004	77,170	Tugumulyo	19	30657
16.02.22	Lempuing Jaya	506.69	59,786	62,543	65,340	Lubuk Seberuk	16	30657
16.02.04	Mesuji	652.73	38,870	41,147	45,270	Pematang Panggang	17	30681
16.02.15	Sungai Menang	2,281.85	46,567	34,830	33,210	Sungai Menang	18	30684
16.02.20	Mesuji Makmur	489.46	51,456	56,332	58,230	Catur Tunggai	19	30682
16.02.21	Mesuji Raya	532.51	34,334	37,896	38,830	Kemang Indah	17	30683
16.02.11	Tulung Selapan	4,451.41	40,683	46,561	49,360	Tulung Selapan Ulu	23	30655
16.02.18	Cengal	2,628.80	42,778	37,222	36,530	Cengal	17	30658
16.02.03	Pedamaran	383.24	40,114	44,548	48,300	Menang Raya	14	30672
16.02.24	Pedamaran Timur	671.11	20,110	21,867	23,460	Sumber Hidup	7	30670
16.02.02	Tanjung Lubuk	219.03	32,296	35,355	35,390	Tanjung Lubuk	22	30671
16.02.23	Teluk Gelam	163.87	21,268	24,707	24,840	Seriguna	14	30673
16.02.05	Kota Kayu Agung	223.41	62,694	75,976	80,380	Cinta Raja	25	30617 & 30618
16.02.08	Sirah Pulau Padang	110.35	41,709	45,161	46,390	Terate	20	30651
16.02.17	Jejawi	229.36	38,098	39,042	41,790	Jejawi	19	30652
16.02.12	Pampangan	482.87	27,758	29,876	31,220	Pampangan	22	30654
16.02.19	Pangkalan Lampam	1,035.52	26,033	27,471	29,240	Pangkalan Lampam	19	30659
16.02.14	Air Sugihan	1,923.30	32,180	35,810	36,750	Kertamukti	19	30656
	Totals	17,025.87	727,376	769,348	801,059	Kota Kayu Agung	327

Note: includes the kelurahan of Ujung Tanjung. includes the kelurahan of Tanjung Lubuk.
comprising 11 kelurahan and 14 desa.
The 4 districts of Kota Kayu Agung, Sirah Pulau Padang, Jejawi and Pampangan, with a combined area of 1,045.99 km² and an estimated population of 199,780 in mid 2024, form part of the Palembang metropolitan area.

History

In the Dutch colonial period, the region was included in the territory of South Sumatra and Sub Residency Palembang and Tanah Datar with its capital of Palembang. The afdeeling was divided into several onder afdeeling, and Ogan Komering Ilir region covers the former areas of onder afdeeling Komering Ilir and onder afdeeling Ogan Ilir.
After the Republic of Indonesia's independence, the territory of Ogan Komering Ilir was included in the residency of Palembang, which included 26 marga. Then, based on the Emergency Act No.4/1956 on the Establishment of the Autonomous Region Regencies in South Sumatra Province, Ogan Komering Ilir became one of the regencies in the province of South Sumatra. After the dissolution of the marga, Ogan Komering Ilir regency was divided into 12 districts and 4 "districts with definitive representation".
By 1996 Ogan Komering Ilir Regency had 14 districts and 4 "districts with definitive representation". Fourth districts such representation is the Pematang Panggang District with the District Parent Mesuji, District Cengal with the District Parent Tulung Selapan, District Rantau Alai with the District Parent Tanjung Raja and District Jejawi with the District Parent Sirah Pulau Padang. Furthermore, in 2001 the government reformed the four "districts with definitive representation" into full districts, so Ogan Komering Ilir thus had 18 districts.
Based on Presidential Decree No.37/2003 on the Establishment of East Ogan Komering Ulu, Ogan Komering Ilir and Ogan Ilir in South Sumatra Province, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency was divided into two regencies, namely a reduced Ogan Komering Ilir Regency and a new Ogan Ilir Regency. Ogan Ilir Regency included the 6 districts of Inderalaya, Tanjung Raja, Tanjung Batu, Muara Kuang, Pemulutan and Rantau Alai. After this expansion, Ogan Komering Ilir regency consisted of 12 districts.
Then, in accordance with Regencies Act No.5/2005, five of the existing Ogan Komering Ilir regencies were divided to form six new districts, namely Lempuing Jaya, Mesuji Makmur and Masuji Raya, East Pedamaran, Teluk Gelam, and Pangkalan Lampam. After this expansion Ogan Komering Ilir Regency has 18 administrative districts.