North Hulu Sungai Regency

North Hulu Sungai Regency (Sungai means "River" in Indonesian) is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It formerly covered a larger area in the north of the province, but on 25 February 2003 the eastern districts were split off to create a separate Balangan Regency. It now has an area of 907.49 km2, and had a population of 209,246 at the 2010 Census[2] and 226,727 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 231,290 (comprising 115,396 males and 115,894 females).[1] The capital of the regency is the town of Amuntai.

North Hulu Sungai Regency
Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara
Regency
Coat of arms of North Hulu Sungai Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Agung
(Great)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalAmuntai
Area
 • Total907.49 km2 (350.38 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total231,290
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 527
Websitehsu.go.id/web/
Itik Alabio Monument as local mascot.

Administrative districts

North Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 214 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Amuntai Tengah District), and its post code.

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
code
Danau Panggang136.9319,59320,51420,785Danau Panggang1671453
Paminggir203.477,3778,0008,161Paminggir771451
Babirik75.7317,83319,40219,805Babirik2371454
Sungai Pandan
(Pandan River)		59.9225,90527,63928,106Alabio3371455
Sungai Tabukan
(Tabukan River)		21.4513,80114,82815,099Sungai Tabukan1771456
Amuntai Selatan
(South Amuntai)		183.1626,46630,15331,055Telaga Silaba3071452
Amuntai Tengah
(Central Amuntai)		77.1047,96150,60951,354Amuntai2971412
-71419
Banjang41.0016,18518,69319,303Banjang2071416
Amuntai Utara
(North Amuntai)		45.0919,95520,51020,706Teluk Daun2671471
Haur Gading38.9514,17016,37916,916Sungai Limas1871472
Totals907.49209,246226,727231,290Amuntai219

Climate

Amuntai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Amuntai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.6
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.0)
Average low °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 274
(10.8)		 273
(10.7)		 248
(9.8)		 217
(8.5)		 193
(7.6)		 133
(5.2)		 122
(4.8)		 97
(3.8)		 113
(4.4)		 135
(5.3)		 233
(9.2)		 300
(11.8)		 2,338
(91.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6308)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Amuntai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

2.4500°S 115.1333°E / -2.4500; 115.1333


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