Balangan Regency
Balangan Regency (Kabupaten Balangan) | |
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Motto(s): Sanggam | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Kalimantan |
Capital | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,878.3 km2 (725.2 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 130,355 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/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 covers an area of 1,878.30 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census[2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census.[3] The capital is . Motto: "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").
Administrative Districts[]
Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[4] and the official estimates for mid 2019.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
Name | Area in km2 |
Population Census 2010[6] |
Population Estimate mid 2019[7] |
Number of villages |
Post codes |
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Lampihong | 96.96 | 15,748 | 18,014 | 27 | 71661 |
Batu Mandi | 147.96 | 16,129 | 18,417 | 18 | 71663 |
Awayan | 142.57 | 12,048 | 14,164 | 23 | 71664 |
Tebing Tinggi | 257.25 | 5,918 | 7,003 | 12 | 71667 |
Paringin | 100.04 | 16,844 | 19,654 | 16 | 71662 (a) |
Paringin Selatan (South Paringin) |
86.60 | 11,436 | 13,453 | 16 | 71662 (b) |
Juai | 386.88 | 15,695 | 18,694 | 21 | 71665 |
Halong | 659.84 | 18,612 | 22,029 | 24 | 71666 |
Totals | 1,878.30 | 112,430 | 131,428 | 157 |
Notes: (a) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616). (a) except the villages of Bungin (postcode of 71617) and Batu Piring (postcode of 71618).
Climate[]
Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Paringin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[8] |
References[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
- ^ "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links[]
- Regencies of South Kalimantan
- Kalimantan geography stubs