Balangan Regency

Balangan Regency
(Kabupaten Balangan)
Regency
Coat of arms of Balangan Regency (Kabupaten Balangan)
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Sanggam
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalParingin
Area
 • Total1,828.51 km2 (705.99 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total136,520
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitebalangankab.go.id

Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census[2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 136,520, consisting of 69,150 males and 67,380 females.[1] The capital is the town of Paringin. the regency's motto is "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

Administrative Districts[edit]

Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census,[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 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
codes
63.11.05 Lampihong 96.96 15,748 18,282 19,520 Lampihong Kiri 27 71661
63.11.04 Batu Mandi 147.96 16,129 18,831 19,860 Batumandi 18 71663
63.11.03 Awayan 142.57 12,048 13,775 14,690 Putat Basiun 23 71664
63.11.08 Tebing Tinggi 257.25 5,918 7,073 7,370 Tebing Tinggi 12 71667
63.11.06 Paringin 100.04 16,844 19,701 20,050 Paringin Kota 16 (a) 71662 (b)
63.11.07 Paringin Selatan
(South Paringin)		 86.80 11,436 15,462 16,610 Batu Piring 16 (c) 71662 (d)
63.11.01 Juai 386.88 15,695 16,801 17,530 Mungkur Uyam 21 71665
63.11.02 Halong 659.84 18,612 20,340 20,900 Halong 24 71666
Totals 1,828.51 112,430 130,355 136,520 Paringin Kota 157

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616).
(c) including one kelurahan - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 71618).

Climate[edit]

Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Paringin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

External links[edit]

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