East Barito Regency

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East Barito Regency
Kabupaten Barito Timur
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Gunung Perak momument in Tamiang Layang
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Motto(s): 
"Gumi Jari Janang Kalalawah"
Maanyan language: "Be Victorious Forever"
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Location within Central Kalimantan
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East Barito Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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East Barito Regency
East Barito Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°56′00″S115°06′00″E / 1.9333°S 115.1000°E / -1.9333; 115.1000
Country Indonesia
Region Kalimantan
Province Central Kalimantan
Capital Tamiang Layang
Government
  RegentAmpera A.Y. Mebas
  Vice RegentHabib Said Abdul Saleh
Area
  Total1,480 sq mi (3,834 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total117,312
  Density79/sq mi (31/km2)
 <r [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code (+62) 526
Website baritotimurkab.go.id

East Barito Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Barito Timur) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was formed on 10 April 2002 from districts which were formerly part of South Barito Regency. The town of Tamiang Layang is the capital of East Barito Regency, which covers an area of 3,834 km2. The population of the Regency was 97,372 at the 2010 Census [2] and 113,229 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 117,312 (comprising 60,032 males and 57,280 females). [1]

Contents

Administrative Districts

East Barito Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 100 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
code
62.13.02Benua Lima258.06,0716,3366,474Taniran7 (a)73661
62.13.01Dusun Timur
(East Dusun)
867.721,32328,14430,163Tamiang Layang17 (a)73612 - 73618
(b)
62.13.07Paju Epat664.33,9906,2706,794Telang973617
62.13.04Awang203.05,5876,1016,189Hayaping1173681
62.13.03Patangkep Tutui255.07,2257,0017,048Bentot1073671
62.13.05Dusun Tengah
(Central Dusun)
371.022,57824,45824,752Ampah Kota8 (a)73652
62.13.08Raren Batuah186.07,6038,3278,454Unsum973655
62.13.09Paku272.07,5548,6868,944Tampa1273654
62.13.10Karusen Janang178.04,1945,3125,625Dayu773650
62.13.06Pematang Karau579.011,24712,59412,869Bambulung1373653
Totals3,834.097,372113,229117,312Tamiang Layang103

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - the district admin centre. (b) the village of Magantis has a postcode of 73612, Matabu of 73613, Dorong of 73614, Harang of 73615, while seven villages share 73617 and six villages share 73618.

Climate

Tamiang Layang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to June and moderate rainfall from July to September.

Climate data for Tamiang Layang
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.5
(85.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(87.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.0
(78.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)286
(11.3)
262
(10.3)
274
(10.8)
246
(9.7)
208
(8.2)
147
(5.8)
118
(4.6)
98
(3.9)
123
(4.8)
145
(5.7)
241
(9.5)
301
(11.9)
2,449
(96.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

Demographics

Religion in East Barito Regency (2022)

   Islam (50.96%)
   Protestant (36.39%)
   Roman Catholic (8.66%)
   Kaharingan/Hinduism (3.97%)
   Buddhism, Confucianism, and others (0.01%)

As of 2022, the total population of East Barito regency is 115,406 people. The population density of East Barito is roughly 30.10 people/km2. The sex ratio in this regency is 105 which can be translated as there are 105 male population for a 100 female one. East Barito is one of the most diverse regencies of Central Kalimantan in terms of religious adherence. This regency is not overwhelmingly Muslim majority and it has the second highest percentage of Christian population in Central Kalimantan after Gunung Mas Regency. [1]

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  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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