Balangan Regency

Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km², and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 136,520, consisting of 69,150 males and 67,380 females.^[1] The capital is the town of Paringin. the regency's motto is "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

Balangan Regency (Kabupaten Balangan)
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto:  Sanggam
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Kalimantan
Capital	Paringin
Area
• Total	1,828.51 km2 (705.99 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	136,520
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Website	balangankab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census,^[2] and 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates for mid-2023.^[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural desa and 3 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 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
63.11.05	Lampihong	96.96	15,748	18,282	19,520	Lampihong Kiri	27	71661
63.11.04	Batu Mandi	147.96	16,129	18,831	19,860	Batumandi	18	71663
63.11.03	Awayan	142.57	12,048	13,775	14,690	Putat Basiun	23	71664
63.11.08	Tebing Tinggi	257.25	5,918	7,073	7,370	Tebing Tinggi	12	71667
63.11.06	Paringin	100.04	16,844	19,701	20,050	Paringin Kota	16 (a)	71662 (b)
63.11.07	Paringin Selatan (South Paringin)	86.80	11,436	15,462	16,610	Batu Piring	16 (c)	71662 (d)
63.11.01	Juai	386.88	15,695	16,801	17,530	Mungkur Uyam	21	71665
63.11.02	Halong	659.84	18,612	20,340	20,900	Halong	24	71666
	Totals	1,828.51	112,430	130,355	136,520	Paringin Kota	157

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616).
(c) including one kelurahan - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 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[4]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

External links

• Official website

2.3231°S 115.6292°E / -2.3231; 115.6292