Paser Regency

Paser Regency is a regency (kabupaten) within East Kalimantan province in Indonesia, it is the southernmost regency of the East Kalimantan province. Its administrative centre is Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 7,730 km2, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census[2] and 275,452 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 280,065 (comprising 145,616 males and 134,449 females).[1] Before 2007, this regency was formerly named Pasir Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pasir).

Paser Regency
Kabupaten Paser
Regency
Coat of arms of Paser Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
Paser Regency is located in Kalimantan
Paser Regency
Paser Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Paser Regency is located in Indonesia
Paser Regency
Paser Regency
Paser Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°45′18.37″S 115°36′14.5″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalTana Paser
Government
 • RegentFahmi Fadli
Area
 • Total7,730 km2 (2,980 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate[1])
 • Total280,065
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 543
Websitepaserkab.go.id

Boundaries

Administration

Following the separation of the districts in the northeast to form the new Penajam North Paser Regency on 10 April 2002, the residual Paser Regency is now divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 5 urban kelurahan and 139 rural desa), 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
code
Batu Sopang1,111.3822,54026,86725,742Batu Kajang976252
Muara Samu855.254,2216,8556,796Muser976250
Batu Engau1,507.2611,66216,96917,257Kerang1376261
Tanjung Harapan (a)714.057,7208,8569,552Tanjung Aru776260
Paser Belengkong990.1123,54328,59529,692Pasir Belengkong1576271
Tanah Grogot (b)335.5863,31176,34478,339Tanah Grogot(c) 1776251
Kuaro747.3023,93429,18827,960Kuaro(c) 1476281
Long Ikis (d)1,204.2236,70141,14742,493Long Ikis(c) 2776282
Muara Komam1,753.4012,45913,05613,260Muara Koman(c) 1476253
Long Kali2,385.3924,22527,57528,974Long Kali(c) 2476283
Totals11,603.94230,316275,452280,065Tanah Grogot144

Note: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Batukapal, Pulau Burung and Pulau Merayap.
(b) including the offshore islands of Pulau Rantau Besar and Pulau Rantau Kecil ("Great and Little Rantau Islands").
(c) includes one urban kelurahan (the rest being desa). (d) including the offshore island of Pulau Bansik.

Climate

Tana Paser has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Tana Paser
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)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.1
(86.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.6)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)		 258
(10.2)		 358
(14.1)		 322
(12.7)		 213
(8.4)		 210
(8.3)		 201
(7.9)		 117
(4.6)		 118
(4.6)		 129
(5.1)		 210
(8.3)		 303
(11.9)		 2,746
(108.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Tana Paser". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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