Banjar Regency

Banjar Regency
Regency

Seal
Motto: Barakat
Country Indonesia
Province South Kalimantan
Capital Martapura
Area
 • Total 4,668 km2 (1,802 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 546,990
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
Area code(s) +62 511
Website www.banjarkab.go.id
Banjar Regency government office
Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during colonial period in 1870.

Banjar Regency is one of the nine regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 546,990. This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiousity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese="Blessing").

Administration

Banjar Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their population at the 2010 Census:[2]

Name Population
Census 2010
Aluh-Aluh 27,285
Beruntung Baru 13,181
Gambut 35,956
Kertak Hanyar 38,909
Tatah Makmur 10,974
Sungai Tabuk 56,869
Martapura 101,482
Name Population
Census 2010
Martapura Timur
(East Martapura)		29,200
Martapura Barat
(West Martapura)		16,972
Astambul 33,009
Karang Intan 30,679
Aranio 8,246
Name Population
Census 2010
Sungai Pinang 14,511
Paramasan 4,214
Pengaron 15,764
Sambung Makmur 10,562
Mataraman 23,662
Simpang Empat 33,033
Telaga Bauntung 3,112

Tourist attractions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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