Paser Regency

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Paser Regency
Kabupaten Paser
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Location within East Kalimantan
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Paser Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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Paser Regency
Paser Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°45′18.37″S115°36′14.5″E / 1.7551028°S 115.604028°E / -1.7551028; 115.604028
Country Indonesia
Province East Kalimantan
Capital Tana Paser
Government
  RegentFahmi Fadli
Area
  Total7,730 km2 (2,980 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate [1] )
  Total280,065
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 543
Website paserkab.go.id

Paser Regency is a regency (kabupaten) within East Kalimantan province in Indonesia, it is the southernmost regency of the East Kalimantan province. Its administrative centre is Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 7,730 km2, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census [2] and 275,452 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid-2022 was 280,065 (comprising 145,616 males and 134,449 females). [1] Before 2007, this regency was formerly named Pasir Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Pasir).

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Boundaries

Administrative districts

Following the separation of the districts in the northeast to form the new North Penajam Paser Regency on 10 April 2002, the residual Paser Regency is now divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 5 urban kelurahan and 139 rural desa), 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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
64.01.01Batu Sopang1,111.3822,54026,86725,742Batu Kajang976252
64.01.10Muara Samu855.254,2216,8556,796Muser976250
64.01.09Batu Engau1,507.2611,66216,96917,257Kerang1376261
64.01.02Tanjung Harapan (a)714.057,7208,8569,552Tanjung Aru776260
64.01.03Paser Belengkong990.1123,54328,59529,692Pasir Belengkong1576271
64.01.04 Tanah Grogot (b)335.5863,31176,34478,339Tanah Grogot(c) 1776251
64.01.05Kuaro747.3023,93429,18827,960Kuaro(c) 1476281
64.01.06Long Ikis (d)1,204.2236,70141,14742,493Long Ikis(c) 2776282
64.01.07Muara Komam1,753.4012,45913,05613,260Muara Koman(c) 1476253
64.01.08Long Kali2,385.3924,22527,57528,974Long Kali(c) 2476283
Totals11,603.94230,316275,452280,065Tanah Grogot144

Note: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Batukapal, Pulau Burung and Pulau Merayap.
(b) including the offshore islands of Pulau Rantau Besar and Pulau Rantau Kecil ("Great and Little Rantau Islands").
(c) includes one urban kelurahan (the rest being desa). (d) including the offshore island of Pulau Bansik.

Climate

Tana Paser has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Tana Paser
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.4
(84.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)307
(12.1)
258
(10.2)
358
(14.1)
322
(12.7)
213
(8.4)
210
(8.3)
201
(7.9)
117
(4.6)
118
(4.6)
129
(5.1)
210
(8.3)
303
(11.9)
2,746
(108.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Tana Paser". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.