It originally covered a wider area, but on 4 October 1999 this was split between a new Muaro Jambi Regency in the east (surrounding the city of Jambi) and a reduced Batang Hari Regency in the west, which now covers an area of 5,804.83 km2.

[1] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of villages in each district (a total of 110 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan), and their post codes.

(c) including the two kelurahan of Durian Luncuk and Muara Jangga.

(d) including the kelurahan of Kampung Baru and Pasar Muara Tembesi.

(e) including the five kelurahan of Muara Bulian, Pasar Baru, Rengas Condong, Sridadi and Teratai.