Barito Kuala Regency
(Kabupaten Barito Kuala)
Regency
Official seal of Barito Kuala Regency(Kabupaten Barito Kuala)
Seal
Motto: 
Selidah
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalMarabahan
Area
 • Total2,996.46 km2 (1,156.94 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total321,769
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 511
Websitebaritokualakab.go.id

Barito Kuala Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan, situated in the southwest of the province. The area is 2,996.46 km2, and the population was 276,147 at the 2010 Census[2] and 313,021 at the 2020 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2022) was 321,769 (comprising 162,909 males and 158,860 females).[1] The capital is the town of Marabahan. The Motto of the Regency is "Selidah".

Administrative Districts

The Regency is divided into seventeen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and 2120 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2022.[1] The twelve most southern of the districts 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 195 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		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
63.04.01Tabunganen (a)240.0019,14320,04520,283Tabunganen Kecil1470567
63.04.02Tamban164.3031,11531,96732,228Purwosari I1670566
63.04.13Mekarsari143.5016,31217,79718,152Tamban Raya970568
63.04.03Anjir Pasar126.0015,45617,01317,397Anjir Pasar Kota I1570565
63.04.04Anjir Muara116.7519,45621,91822,494Anjir Muara Kota1570564
63.04.05Alalak107.3551,40362,83365,512Handil Bakti18 (b)70582
63.04.06Mandastana136.0014,01217,49718,319Puntik Luar1470580
63.04.17Jejangkit80.256,0476,6066,740Jejangkit Pasar770581
63.04.08Belawang37.5012,71713,62713,851Belawang1370563
63.04.16Wanaraya183.0012,40714,34214,793Kolam Kiri1370560
63.04.14Barambai261.8113,97115,67216,071Barambai1170562
63.04.07Rantau Badauh206.0014,13216,46417,007Sungai Gampa970561
63.04.09Cerbon261.008,4039,96910,334Bantuil870571
63.04.10Bakumpai221.009,32110,53710,821Lepasan9 (c)70512 & 70513
63.04.15Marabahan166.0018,90721,91522,616Marabahan Kota10 (d)70511 - 70513
63.04.12Tabukan343.508,0979,0309,249Teluk Tamba1170553
63.04.11Kuripan203.005,3165,7895,902Rimbun Tulang970552
Totals2,996.46276,147313,021321,769Marabahan Kota201

Note: (a) including 3 small offshore or riverine islands. (b) including 3 kelurahan - Berangas, Berangas Barat and Handil Bakti.
(c) including one kelurahan - Lepasan. (d) including 2 kelurahan - Marabahan Kota and Ulu Benteng.

Climate

Marabahan, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to May and moderate rainfall from June to September.

Climate data for Marabahan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.1
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 324
(12.8)		 304
(12.0)		 302
(11.9)		 228
(9.0)		 193
(7.6)		 124
(4.9)		 105
(4.1)		 100
(3.9)		 111
(4.4)		 142
(5.6)		 227
(8.9)		 299
(11.8)		 2,459
(96.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Barito Kuala Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6304)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Marabahan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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