Balangan Regency

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Balangan Regency
Kabupaten Balangan
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi كابوڤاتين بالڠن
Lambang Kabupaten Balangan.png
Motto(s): 
Sanggam
"Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat"
(Willing To Work for the Sake of the People)
Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Balangan.svg
Country Indonesia
Province South Kalimantan
Capital Paringin
Government
  Regent Abdul Hadi  [ id ]
  Vice Regent Akhmad Fauzi  [ id ]
Area
  Total
1,828.51 km2 (705.99 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
138,950
  Density76/km2 (200/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-2024 was 138,950 (consisting of 70,480 males and 68,480 females). [1] The capital is the town of Paringin.

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-2024. [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 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
63.11.05Lampihong96.9615,74818,28219,900Lampihong Kiri2771661
63.11.04Batu Mandi147.9616,12918,83120,180Batumandi1871663
63.11.03Awayan142.5712,04813,77514,920Putat Basiun2371664
63.11.08Tebing Tinggi257.255,9187,0737,500Tebing Tinggi1271667
63.11.06Paringin100.0416,84419,70120,530Paringin Kota16 (a)71662 (b)
63.11.07Paringin Selatan
(South Paringin)
86.8011,43615,46217,140Batu Piring16 (c)71662 (d)
63.11.01Juai386.8815,69516,80117,610Mungkur Uyam2171665
63.11.02Halong659.8418,61220,43021,260Halong2471666
Totals1,828.51112,430130,355138,950Paringin 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 2025, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2025 (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.[ permanent dead link ]

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