Balangan Regency

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 at mid 2022 was 134,512, consisting of 67,958 males and 66,554 females.[1] The capital is Paringin. Motto: "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

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 2022 estimate)
 • Total134,512
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitebalangankab.go.id

Administrative Districts

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 2022.[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.

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
codes
Lampihong96.9615,74818,28218,861Lampihong Kiri2771661
Batu Mandi147.9616,12918,83119,448Batumandi1871663
Awayan142.5712,04813,77514,169Putat Basiun2371664
Tebing Tinggi257.255,9187,0737,338Tebing Tinggi1271667
Paringin100.0416,84419,70120,354Paringin Kota1671662 (a)
Paringin Selatan
(South Paringin)		86.8011,43615,46216,429Batu Piring1671662 (b)
Juai386.8815,69516,80117,063Mungkur Uyam2171665
Halong659.8418,61220,34020,850Halong2471666
Totals1,828.51112,430130,355134,512Paringin Kota157

Notes: (a) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616). (b) 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
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[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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