Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ilir OKI Regency | |
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Village of Bangsal on a swamps | |
| Nickname: OKI | |
| Motto: Bende Seguguk (Gong Satu Kesatuan/The Unity Gong) | |
Location within South Sumatera | |
| Coordinates: 2°18′S 104°12′E / 2.30°S 104.20°E | |
| 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 | Muchendi Mahzareki (Democratic) |
| • Vice Regent / Wakil Bupati | Supriyanto |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,071.33 km2 (6,591.28 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 779,893 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicity | Malay Komering Kayuagung 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 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 17,071.33 km2 and a population of 727,376 at the 2010 Census and 769,348 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 779,893 people, consisting of 400,607 males and 379,286 females. 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.