Tanah Laut Regency

Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It encompasses the southernmost part of Kalimantan (Borneo). The area is 3,631.35 km2, and the population was 296,333 at the 2010 Census[2] and 348,966 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 361,044 (comprising 185,076 males and 175,968 females).[1] The capital is the town of Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (Banjarese). Tuntung Pandang have meaning as "nice to see until forever"

Tanah Laut Regency
Kabupaten Tanah Laut
Regency
Coat of arms of Tanah Laut Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Tuntung Pandang
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalPelaihari
Area
 • Total3,631.35 km2 (1,402.07 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total361,044
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 512
Websitetanahlautkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into eleven 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] Of the 11 districts, 10 of them (all except Kintap District) lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 130 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Pelaihari District), and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Panyipatan336.0021,15125,13526,049Panyipatan1070871
Takisung343.0027,99832,37833,379Gunung Makmur1270861
Kurau127.0011,57813,58014,038Padang Luas1170851
Bumi Makmur141.0011,83113,76514,207Handil Babirik1170853
Bati-Bati234.7538,64544,73746,130Padang1470852
Tambang Ulang160.7514,92517,79718,457Tambang Ulang970854
Pelaihari379.4563,89577,24680,323Pelaihari2070812
-70815
Bajuin196.3015,95719,15019,884Bajuin970815
Batu Ampar548.1011,83127,55728,549Batu Ampar1470882
Jorong628.0029,00234,55335,827Jorong1170881
Kintap537.0038,11843,06844,201Kintapura1470883
Totals3,631.35296,333348,966361,044Pelaihari135

Climate

Pelaihari, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Pelaihari
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.8
(73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 344
(13.5)		 287
(11.3)		 282
(11.1)		 215
(8.5)		 151
(5.9)		 150
(5.9)		 97
(3.8)		 61
(2.4)		 98
(3.9)		 107
(4.2)		 252
(9.9)		 421
(16.6)		 2,465
(97)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tanah Laut Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6301)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Pelaihari". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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