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Barito Kuala Regency

Coordinates: 3°05′00″S 114°37′00″E / 3.0833°S 114.6167°E / -3.0833; 114.6167
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Barito Kuala Regency
Kabupaten Barito Kuala
Regency
Heroes cemetery at Marabahan
Heroes cemetery at Marabahan
Coat of arms of Barito Kuala Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Selidah
(One Tongue)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalMarabahan
Government
 • RegentBahrul Ilmi [id]
 • Vice RegentHerman Susilo [id]
Area
 • Total
2,425.83 km2 (936.62 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
329,799
 • Density140/km2 (350/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. It is situated in the southwest of the province, bordering Central Kalimantan province to its immediate west and separated from Banjarmasin city to its east by the lower reaches of the Barito River. The regency's land area is 2,425.83 km2, and the population was 276,147 at the 2010 Census[2] and 313,021 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate (as at mid 2024) was 329,799 (comprising 167,086 males and 162,713 females).[1] The capital is the town of Marabahan.

Administrative districts

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The Regency is divided into seventeen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas[1] and population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and 2120 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2024.[1] The three most southern (Tabunganen, Tamban and Mekarsari) and the nine more geographically central of the districts lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area; the other five districts (Barambai, Bakumpai, Marabahan, Tabukan and Kuripan) lie to the north outside the 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 2024		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
63.04.01 Tabunganen (a) 228.76 19,143 20,045 21,199 Tabunganen Kecil 14 70567
63.04.02 Tamban 170.91 31,115 31,967 33,202 Purwosari I 16 70566
63.04.13 Mekarsari 134.44 16,312 17,797 18,871 Tamban Raya 9 70568
63.04.03 Anjir Pasar 108.19 15,388 17,013 17,967 Anjir Pasar Kota I 15 70565
63.04.04 Anjir Muara 91.95 19,456 21,918 23,437 Anjir Muara Kota 15 70564
63.04.05 Alalak 102.06 51,403 62,833 65,537 Handil Bakti 18 (b) 70582
63.04.06 Mandastana 115.52 14,012 17,497 18,408 Puntik Luar 14 70580
63.04.17 Jejangkit 165.35 6,047 6,606 6,903 Jejangkit Pasar 7 70581
63.04.08 Belawang 72.13 12,717 13,627 14,513 Belawang 13 70563
63.04.16 Wanaraya 156.27 12,407 14,342 15,291 Kolam Kiri 13 70560
63.04.14 Barambai 163.11 13,971 15,672 16,543 Barambai 11 70562
63.04.07 Rantau Badauh 129.12 14,132 16,464 17,258 Sungai Gampa 9 70561
63.04.09 Cerbon 118.58 8,403 9,969 10,365 Bantuil 8 70571
63.04.10 Bakumpai 182.00 9,321 10,537 11,300 Lepasan 9 (c) 70512 & 70513
63.04.15 Marabahan 177.36 18,907 21,915 23,194 Marabahan Kota 10 (d) 70511 - 70513
63.04.12 Tabukan 168.65 8,097 9,030 9,645 Teluk Tamba 11 70553
63.04.11 Kuripan 141.44 5,316 5,789 6,166 Rimbun Tulang 9 70552
Totals 2,425.83 276,147 313,021 329,799 Marabahan Kota 201

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Barito Kuala Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6304)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Marabahan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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