Balangan Regency

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Balangan Regency
(Kabupaten Balangan)
Regency
Logo Kabupaten Balangan.jpg
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Sanggam
Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Balangan.svg
Country Indonesia
Province South Kalimantan
Capital Paringin
Area
 • Total
1,828.51 km2 (705.99 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
136,520
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+8 (WITA)
Website balangankab.go.id

Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census [2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 136,520, consisting of 69,150 males and 67,380 females. [1] The capital is the town of Paringin. the regency's motto is "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

Contents

Administrative districts

Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census, [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates for mid-2023. [1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
63.11.05Lampihong96.9615,74818,28219,520Lampihong Kiri2771661
63.11.04Batu Mandi147.9616,12918,83119,860Batumandi1871663
63.11.03Awayan142.5712,04813,77514,690Putat Basiun2371664
63.11.08Tebing Tinggi257.255,9187,0737,370Tebing Tinggi1271667
63.11.06Paringin100.0416,84419,70120,050Paringin Kota16 (a)71662 (b)
63.11.07Paringin Selatan
(South Paringin)		86.8011,43615,46216,610Batu Piring16 (c)71662 (d)
63.11.01Juai386.8815,69516,80117,530Mungkur Uyam2171665
63.11.02Halong659.8418,61220,43020,900Halong2471666
Totals1,828.51112,430130,355136,520Paringin Kota157

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616).
(c) including one kelurahan - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 71618).

Climate

Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Paringin
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.5
(85.1)		30.0
(86.0)		30.3
(86.5)		30.6
(87.1)		30.6
(87.1)		30.3
(86.5)		30.2
(86.4)		30.9
(87.6)		31.1
(88.0)		31.3
(88.3)		30.6
(87.1)		30.0
(86.0)		30.5
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.0
(78.8)		26.3
(79.3)		26.6
(79.9)		26.8
(80.2)		26.8
(80.2)		26.4
(79.5)		26.1
(79.0)		26.6
(79.9)		26.7
(80.1)		27.0
(80.6)		26.7
(80.1)		26.4
(79.5)		26.5
(79.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.6
(72.7)		22.7
(72.9)		22.9
(73.2)		23.0
(73.4)		23.1
(73.6)		22.5
(72.5)		22.1
(71.8)		22.3
(72.1)		22.4
(72.3)		22.7
(72.9)		22.8
(73.0)		22.8
(73.0)		22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)274
(10.8)		265
(10.4)		249
(9.8)		219
(8.6)		195
(7.7)		152
(6.0)		129
(5.1)		102
(4.0)		126
(5.0)		148
(5.8)		240
(9.4)		308
(12.1)		2,407
(94.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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