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Balangan Regency

Coordinates: 2°19′23″S 115°37′45″E / 2.3231°S 115.6292°E / -2.3231; 115.6292
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Balangan Regency
(Kabupaten Balangan)
Regency
Coat of arms of Balangan Regency (Kabupaten Balangan)
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Sanggam
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalParingin
Area
 • Total1,878.3 km2 (725.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total130,355
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitebalangankab.go.id

Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It covers an area of 1,878.30 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census[2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census.[3] The capital is Paringin. Motto: "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

Administrative Districts

Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[4] and the official estimates for mid 2019.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010[6]		 Population
Estimate
mid 2019[7]		 Number
of
villages		 Post
codes
Lampihong 96.96 15,748 18,014 27 71661
Batu Mandi 147.96 16,129 18,417 18 71663
Awayan 142.57 12,048 14,164 23 71664
Tebing Tinggi 257.25 5,918 7,003 12 71667
Paringin 100.04 16,844 19,654 16 71662 (a)
Paringin Selatan
(South Paringin)		 86.60 11,436 13,453 16 71662 (b)
Juai 386.88 15,695 18,694 21 71665
Halong 659.84 18,612 22,029 24 71666
Totals 1,878.30 112,430 131,428 157

Notes: (a) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616). (a) except the villages of Bungin (postcode of 71617) and Batu Piring (postcode of 71618).

Climate

Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Paringin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.5
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.5
(79.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 274
(10.8) 		265
(10.4) 		249
(9.8) 		219
(8.6) 		195
(7.7) 		152
(6.0) 		129
(5.1) 		102
(4.0) 		126
(5.0) 		148
(5.8) 		240
(9.4) 		308
(12.1) 		2,407
(94.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  8. ^ "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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