Pulang Pisau Regency


Pulang Pisau Regency is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas Regency. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. The land area of Pulang Pisau Regency is 9,650.86 km2, and its population was 120,062 at the 2010 Census and 134,499 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,119.

Administrative districts

Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight districts, tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The two most northerly districts are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. 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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
62.11.02Kahayan Kuala1,308.8319,76419,87820,030Bahaur Basantan13 74872
62.11.08Sebangau Kuala4,133.467,8608,3718,440Sebangau Permai874874
62.11.01Pandih Batu452.7619,74420,77021,340Pangkoh Hilir1674871
62.11.06Maliku411.5922,89826,06026,780Maliku Batu1574873
62.11.05Kahayan Hilir556.4126,26731,38332,700Pulang Pisau10
62.11.07Jabiren Raya1,112.197,7519,0259,340Jabiren874816
62.11.03Kahayan Tengah1,094.317,3848,7828,950Bukit Rawi1474862
62.11.04Banama Tingang581.318,39410,23010,620Bawan1574863
Totals9,650.86120,062134,499138,199Pulang Pisau99

Note: including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang.
Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.

Orangutan conservation

In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.

Climate

Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.