Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. 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 2021 was 354,340.[4] 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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Tuntung Pandang | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Kalimantan |
| Capital | Pelaihari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,631.35 km2 (1,402.07 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Total | 354,340 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | +62 512 |
| Website | tanahlautkab.go.id |
Administrative districtsEdit
The Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[7] The table includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.
| Name | Area in km2 |
Population Census 2010 |
Population Census 2010 |
Population Estimate mid 2021 |
Administrative centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panyipatan | 336.00 | 21,151 | 25,135 | 25,544 | Panyipatan | 10 | 70871 |
| Takisung | 343.00 | 27,998 | 32,378 | 32,818 | Gunung Makmur | 12 | 70861 |
| Kurau | 127.00 | 11,578 | 13,580 | 13,783 | Padang Luas | 11 | 70851 |
| Bumi Makmur | 141.00 | 11,831 | 13,765 | 13,960 | Handil Babirik | 11 | 70853 |
| Bati-Bati | 234.75 | 38,645 | 44,737 | 45,350 | Padang | 14 | 70852 |
| Tambang Ulang | 160.75 | 14,925 | 17,797 | 18,092 | Tambang Ulang | 9 | 70854 |
| Pelaihara | 379.45 | 63,895 | 77,246 | 78,614 | Pelaihari | 20 | 70812 -70815 |
| Bajuin | 196.30 | 15,957 | 19,150 | 19,480 | Bajuin | 9 | 70815 |
| Batu Ampar | 548.10 | 11,831 | 27,557 | 28,000 | Batu Ampar | 14 | 70882 |
| Jorong | 628.00 | 29,002 | 34,553 | 35,124 | Jorong | 11 | 70881 |
| Kintap | 537.00 | 38,118 | 43,068 | 43,555 | Kintapura | 14 | 70883 |
| Totals | 3,631.35 | 296,333 | 348,966 | 354,340 | Pelaihari | 135 |
ClimateEdit
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[8] | |||||||||||||
External linksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ "Climate: Pelaihari". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Coordinates: 3°53′00″S 114°52′00″E / 3.8833°S 114.8667°E
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