Palembang metropolitan area


The Palembang metropolitan area, known locally as Patungraya 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 [List of List of districts of South Sumatra|districts of South Sumatra|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.
NameArea
in
km2.
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Palembang
352.511,668,8481,729,546
Banyuasin Regency
7,532.00581,185582,530
Ogan Ilir Regency
959.07194,413201,955
Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
1,043.08190,055192,804
Patangraya Agung9,886.662,634,5012,706,835