Ogan Komering Ilir Regency

Ogan Komering Ilir Regency Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ilir OKI Regency
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname:  OKI
Motto:  Bende Seguguk (Gong Satu Kesatuan/The Unity Gong)
Location within South Sumatera
Coordinates: 2.30°S 104.20°E / -2.30; 104.20
Sovereign state	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Regency seat	Kayu Agung
Onder Afdeeling (Dutch rule)	as Ogan Ilir and Komering Ilir ca.1900
Karesidenan	as Palembang ca.1945
Kabupaten (Regency)	since 1956
Government
• Type	Regency
• Regent / Bupati	Iskandar (PAN)
• Vice Regent / Wakil Bupati	Muhammad Djafar Shodiq
Area
• Total	19,023.47 km2 (7,345.00 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	769,348
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	Malay Javanese Balinese
Time zone	UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postcode	306xx
Area code	+ 62 712 : 0712
Distance from Kayuagung to Palembang	65 km
Website	go.kaboki.go.id

Ogan Komering Ilir Regency (abbreviation OKI) 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 (there are other regencies in the province named Ogan Komering Ulu, South Ogan Komering Ulu and East Ogan Komering Ulu; Ulu means upstream). The administrative centre is the town of Kayu Agung. The regency borders Palembang, Ogan Ilir Regency and Banyuasin Regency to the north, Bangka Strait, and Java Sea to the east, Lampung Province to the south, and Ogan Ilir Regency, and East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency to the west.

It has an area of 19,023.47 km² and a population of 727,376 at the 2010 Census and 769,348 at the 2020 Census. The regency contains the Ogan-Komering Ilir, or 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.

Administrative districts

This Regency is administratively composed of eighteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas (in km²) and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses. The table also includes the locations of the distriuct administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (there are 327 villages in all comprising 13 urban kelurahan and 314 rural desa) and its postal code.

Name	Area (in km2)	Population Census 2010	Population Census 2020	Administrative centre	No. of villages	Post code
Lempuing	295.61	70,642	73,004	Tugumulyo	19	30657
Lempuing Jaya	505.80	59,786	62,543	Lubuk Seberuk	16	30657
Mesuji	642.86	38,870	41,147	Pematang Panggang	17	30681
Sungai Menang (Menang River)	2,305.42	46,567	34,830	Sungai Menang	18	30684
Mesuji Makmur	493.14	51,456	56,332	Catur Tunggai	19	30682
Mesuji Raya	515.85	34,334	37,896	Kemang Indah	17	30683
Tulung Selapan	5,363.65	40,683	46,561	Tulung Selapan Ulu	23	30655
Cengal	3,038.66	42,683	37,222	Cengal	17	30658
Pedamaran	376.68	40,114	44,548	Menang Raya	14	30672
Pedamaran Timur (East Pedamaran)	692.79	20,110	21,867	Sumber Hidup	7	30670
Tanjung Lubuk	219.97	32,296	35,355	Tanjung Lubuk	22	30671
Teluk Gelam (Gelam Bay)	169.29	21,268	24,707	Seriguna	14	30673
(Kota) Kayu Agung	224.45	62,694	75,976	Cinta Raja	25	30617 & 30618
(Kecamatan) Sirah Pulau Padang	102.08	41,709	45,161	Terate	20	30651
Jejawi	237.98	38,098	39,042	Jejawi	19	30652
Pampangan	483.42	27,758	29,876	Pampangan	22	30654
Pangkalan Lampam	1,104.75	26,033	27,471	Pangkalan Lampam	19	30659
Air Sugihan	2,251.07	32,180	35,810	Kertamukti	19	30656
Totals	19,023.47	727,376	769,348	Kota Kayu Agung	327

History

In the Dutch colonial period, the region was included in the territory of South Sumatra and Sub Residency (Afdeeling) 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 (now Sungai Menang 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 has 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 Ogan Komering Ilir Regency and Ogan Ilir Regency. Ogan Ilir Regency included the 6 districts of Inderalaya (as the capital), 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 (from part of Lempuing), Mesuji Makmur and Masuji Raya (from part of Mesuji), East Pedamaran (from part of Pedamaran), Teluk Gelam (from part of Tanjung Lubuk), and Pangkalan Lampam (from part of Pampangan). After this expansion Ogan Komering Ilir Regency has 18 administrative districts.