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Tanah Laut Regency

Coordinates: 3°53′00″S 114°52′00″E / 3.8833°S 114.8667°E / -3.8833; 114.8667
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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
 • Total
3,841.37 km2 (1,483.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
364,117
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 512
Websitetanahlautkab.go.id

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 3,841.37 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 2023 was 364,117 (comprising 185,026 males and 179,091 females).[1] The capital is the town of Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (Banjarese); Tuntung Pandang has the meaning of "nice to see until forever"

Administrative districts

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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 2023.[1] Of the eleven districts, ten of them (all except the large Kintap District in the east of the regency) 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.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
63.01.06 Panyipatan 388.91 21,151 25,135 26,063 Panyipatan 10 70871
63.01.01 Takisung 223.67 27,998 32,378 33,735 Gunung Makmur 12 70861
63.01.04 Kurau 68.70 11,578 13,580 14,523 Padang Luas 11 70851
63.01.11 Bumi Makmur 104.66 11,831 13,765 14,347 Handil Babirik 11 70853
63.01.05 Bati Bati 234.25 38,645 44,737 46,195 Padang 14 70852
63.01.08 Tambang Ulang 198.35 14,925 17,797 19,064 Tambang Ulang 9 70854
63.01.03 Pelaihari 364.03 63,895 77,246 81,234 Pelaihari 20 (a) 70812
- 70815
63.01.10 Bajuin 284.71 15,957 19,150 19,985 Bajuin 9 70815
63.01.09 Batu Ampar 419.05 11,831 27,557 28,677 Batu Ampar 14 70882
63.01.02 Jorong 697.84 29,002 34,553 35,731 Jorong 11 70881
63.01.07 Kintap 857.21 38,118 43,068 44,563 Kintapura 14 70883
Totals 3,841.37 296,333 348,966 364,117 Pelaihari 135

Note: (a) includes the 5 kelurahan of Angsau, Karang Taruna, Pabahanan, Pelaihari and Sarang Halang.

Climate

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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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanah Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6301)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Pelaihari". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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