Barito Kuala Regency


Barito Kuala Regency is one of the regencies 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 and 313,021 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate was 329,799. The capital is the town of Marabahan.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into seventeen districts, tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and 2120 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2024. The three most southern and the nine more geographically central of the districts lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area; the other five districts 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, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
63.04.01Tabunganen 228.7619,14320,04521,199Tabunganen Kecil1470567
63.04.02Tamban170.9131,11531,96733,202Purwosari I1670566
63.04.13Mekarsari134.4416,31217,79718,871Tamban Raya970568
63.04.03Anjir Pasar108.1915,38817,01317,967Anjir Pasar Kota I1570565
63.04.04Anjir Muara91.9519,45621,91823,437Anjir Muara Kota1570564
63.04.05Alalak102.0651,40362,83365,537Handil Bakti18 70582
63.04.06Mandastana115.5214,01217,49718,408Puntik Luar1470580
63.04.17Jejangkit165.356,0476,6066,903Jejangkit Pasar770581
63.04.08Belawang72.1312,71713,62714,513Belawang1370563
63.04.16Wanaraya156.2712,40714,34215,291Kolam Kiri1370560
63.04.14Barambai163.1113,97115,67216,543Barambai1170562
63.04.07Rantau Badauh129.1214,13216,46417,258Sungai Gampa970561
63.04.09Cerbon118.588,4039,96910,365Bantuil870571
63.04.10Bakumpai182.009,32110,53711,300Lepasan9 70512 & 70513
63.04.15Marabahan177.3618,90721,91523,194Marabahan Kota10 70511 - 70513
63.04.12Tabukan168.658,0979,0309,645Teluk Tamba1170553
63.04.11Kuripan141.445,3165,7896,166Rimbun Tulang970552
Totals2,425.83276,147313,021329,799Marabahan Kota201

Note: including 3 small offshore or riverine islands. including 3 kelurahan - Berangas, Berangas Barat and Handil Bakti.
including one kelurahan - Lepasan. including 2 kelurahan - Marabahan Kota and Ulu Benteng.

Climate

Marabahan, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy rainfall from October to May and moderate rainfall from June to September.