Banjar Regency

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Banjar Regency
Regency
Coat of arms of Banjar Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Barakat
(Blessings)
Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Banjar.svg
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalMartapura
Area
 • Total4,668.5 km2 (1,802.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total565,635
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 511
Websitebanjarkab.go.id
Banjar Regency government office
Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during colonial period in 1870.

Banjar Regency is one of the nine regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census,[2] 553,721 at the 2015 Census and 565,635 at the 2020 Census.[3] This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiosity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese:"Blessing").

Administration[]

At the time of the 2010 Census, Banjar Regency was divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently a twentieth district (Cintapuri Darussalam) was created by division from Simpang Empat District. The districts are listed below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations,[4] together with the latest (as at 2017) official estimates.[5] The table includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.

Name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census 2010		 Pop'n
Estimate
2017		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
Aluh-Aluh 82.48 27,285 30,370 19 70655
Beruntung Baru 61.42 13,181 14,559 12 70656
Gambut 129.30 35,956 40,736 14 70652
Kertak Hanyar 45.83 38,909 44,509 13 70654
Tatah Makmur 35.47 10,974 12,442 13 70650
Sungai Tabuk
(Tabuk River)		 147.30 56,869 63,041 21 70653
Martapura (town) 42.03 101,482 115,828 26 70611
-70619
& 71213
Martapura Timur
(East Martapura)		 29.99 29,200 32,115 20 70617
Martapura Barat
(West Martapura)		 149.38 16,972 18,570 13 70618
Astambul 216.50 33,009 36,334 22 70670
Karang Intan 215.35 30,679 34,415 26 70661
Aranio 1,166.35 8,246 9,410 12 70671
Sungai Pinang
(Pinang River)		 458.65 14,511 16,734 11 70678
Paramasan 560.85 4,214 5,289 4 70675
Pengaron 433.25 15,764 17,668 12 70668
Sambung Makmur 134.65 10,562 13,068 7 70677
Mataraman 148.40 23,662 25,994 15 70672
Simpang Empat 453.30 33,033 37,000 15 70653
-70673
Cintapuri Darussalam (a) (a) (a) 11 70676
Telaga Bauntung 158.00 3,112 3,491 4 70673
Totals 4,668.50 506,839 571,573 290

Note: (a) the area and population figures for Cintapuri Darussalam District are included in those for Simpang Empat District, from which it was divided.

Tourist attractions[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 3°19′00″S 115°05′00″E / 3.3167°S 115.0833°E / -3.3167; 115.0833


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