South Hulu Sungai Regency


South Hulu Sungai Regency is one of the regencies in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It had an area of 1,804.94 km2, and a population of 212,485 at the 2010 Census and 228,006 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 238,413. The capital of the regency is the town of Kandangan, which is famous for its culinary ketupat Kandangan.

Administrative districts

Originally at Indonesia's independence there was a single Hulu Sungai Regency, but on 26 June 1959 this was divided into three new regencies covering South Hulu Sungai, Central Hulu Sungai and North Hulu Sungai respectively, and on 14 July 1965 part of the new South Hulu Sungai Regency was split off to create a separate Tapin Regency. The remaining South Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
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
code
63.06.02Padang Batung203.9319,49721,42422,587Padang Batung1771281
63.06.10Loksado338.898,1738,4548,931Loksado1171282
63.06.03Telaga Langsat58.088,95010,19910,618Mandala1171292
63.06.04Angkinang58.4016,73018,56119,507Angkinang Selatan1171291
63.06.05Kandangan106.7146,29448,86650,691Kandangan Kota18 71211
-71217
63.06.01Sungai Raya80.9616,10518,04718,502Sungai Raya1871271
63.06.06Simpur82.3513,87215,22215,793Simpur1171261
63.06.09Kalumpang135.076,0026,5226,656Kalumpang971262
63.06.07Daha Selatan 322.8239,34840,80243,061Bayanan1671251
63.06.11Daha Barat 149.627,2307,9748,213Bajayau771252
63.06.08Daha Utara 268.1130,28431,93533,854Tambak Bitin1971253
Totals1,804.94212,485228,006238,413Kandangan148

Notes: includes 4 kelurahan - Jambu Hilir, Kandangan Barat, Kandangan Kota and Kandangan Utara.