Barito Kuala Regency

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Barito Kuala Regency
(Kabupaten Barito Kuala)
Regency
Official seal of Barito Kuala Regency (Kabupaten Barito Kuala)
Seal
Motto: 
Selidah
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalMarabahan
Area
 • Total2,996.46 km2 (1,156.94 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total324,502
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
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Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 511
Websitebaritokualakab.go.id

Barito Kuala Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It is situated in the southwest of the province, bordering Central Kalimantan province to its immediate west and separated from Banjarmasin city to its east by the lower reaches of the Barito River. The regency's land area is 2,996.46 km2, and the population was 276,147 at the 2010 Census[2] and 313,021 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate (as at mid 2023) was 324,502 (comprising 164,348 males and 160,154 females).[1] The capital is the town of Marabahan. The Motto of the Regency is "Selidah".

Administrative districts

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The Regency is divided into seventeen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and 2120 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2023.[1] The twelve most southern of the districts lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area; the other five districts (Barambai, Bakumpai, Marabahan, Tabukan and Kuripan) lie outside the metropolitan area. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 195 rural desa and 6 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
codes
63.04.01 Tabunganen (a) 240.00 19,143 20,045 20,987 Tabunganen Kecil 14 70567
63.04.02 Tamban 164.30 31,115 31,967 32,925 Purwosari I 16 70566
63.04.13 Mekarsari 143.50 16,312 17,797 18,633 Tamban Raya 9 70568
63.04.03 Anjir Pasar 126.00 15,456 17,013 17,754 Anjir Pasar Kota I 15 70565
63.04.04 Anjir Muara 116.75 19,456 21,918 23,301 Anjir Muara Kota 15 70564
63.04.05 Alalak 107.35 51,403 62,833 63,000 Handil Bakti 18 (b) 70582
63.04.06 Mandastana 136.00 14,012 17,497 18,172 Puntik Luar 14 70580
63.04.17 Jejangkit 80.25 6,047 6,606 6,892 Jejangkit Pasar 7 70581
63.04.08 Belawang 37.50 12,717 13,627 14,406 Belawang 13 70563
63.04.16 Wanaraya 183.00 12,407 14,342 15,033 Kolam Kiri 13 70560
63.04.14 Barambai 261.81 13,971 15,672 16,405 Barambai 11 70562
63.04.07 Rantau Badauh 206.00 14,132 16,464 17,142 Sungai Gampa 9 70561
63.04.09 Cerbon 261.00 8,403 9,969 10,242 Bantuil 8 70571
63.04.10 Bakumpai 221.00 9,321 10,537 11,120 Lepasan 9 (c) 70512 & 70513
63.04.15 Marabahan 166.00 18,907 21,915 22,832 Marabahan Kota 10 (d) 70511 - 70513
63.04.12 Tabukan 343.50 8,097 9,030 9,529 Teluk Tamba 11 70553
63.04.11 Kuripan 203.00 5,316 5,789 6,129 Rimbun Tulang 9 70552
Totals 2,996.46 276,147 313,021 324,502 Marabahan Kota 201

Note: (a) including 3 small offshore or riverine islands. (b) including 3 kelurahan - Berangas, Berangas Barat and Handil Bakti.
(c) including one kelurahan - Lepasan. (d) including 2 kelurahan - Marabahan Kota and Ulu Benteng.

Climate

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Marabahan, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to May and moderate rainfall from June to September.

Climate data for Marabahan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.1
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 324
(12.8) 		304
(12.0) 		302
(11.9) 		228
(9.0) 		193
(7.6) 		124
(4.9) 		105
(4.1) 		100
(3.9) 		111
(4.4) 		142
(5.6) 		227
(8.9) 		299
(11.8) 		2,459
(96.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Barito Kuala Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6304)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Marabahan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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