Tanah Grogot


Tanah Grogot or Tana Paser is a district and the capital of Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It shares a border with Kuaro in the north, Pasir Belengkong in the south. In the year 2020, its total population is 76,344.
On 26 June 1959, Tanah Grogot was inaugurated as the capital of Paser Regency by the law no. 27 of 1959.

Etymology

Tanah Grogot was named after an onomatopoeia for the sound of diesel boat engines while crossing the Kandilo. The name of this town is sometimes informally shortened to Grogot. Head of the public relations division of Paser government, Adi Maulana in 2012, complained that the reasoning behind its naming were unclear, and he deemed the present name as "outdated". Instead, the local government proposed the renaming into Tana Paser, the efforts that were further promoted by organising Spirit Tana Paser Extreme Offroad Competition from 24 until 25 March 2012, which was won by Said Adul from Balikpapan.
The renaming of the district seat officially took effect on 2 January 2013. Speaker of the Paser Regional DPR, Kaharuddin, stated that he supported the rename proposals for the district, while he also confirmed that the eponymous village would not be renamed. However, Tanah Grogot still remains the most popular name for both the regency seat and the district.

Geography

Tanah Grogot is located on the southern part of Paser Regency, eastern side of Borneo. Its average elevation is 5 meters above the sea level.

Climate

Tanah Grogot has a Tropical Rainforest Climate. It gets the most amount of rainfall in March, with an average precipitation of 305 mm; and the least rainfall in August, with an average precipitation of 92 mm.

Administrative division

Tanah Grogot is divided into the following 15 villages and 1 subdistrict:
NameTypeArea Population
JanjuVillage40.082,497
SempulangVillage8.201,826
Tepian BatangVillage25.975,809
Tanah GrogotSubdistrict10.3630,713
Tanah PeriukVillage6.743,731
PeparaVillage5.69715
Sungai TuakVillage7.311,764
Rantau PanjangVillage42.441,242
JoneVillage46.787,125
Padang PangrapatVillage14.603,697
Muara PasirVillage83.413,212
PerepatVillageN/A452
Pulau RantauVillage44.00761
Sungai LangirVillageN/A355
TapisVillageN/A4,561
SenakenVillageN/A7,884

Demographics

In 2020, there are a total of 76,344 inhabitants within the district. About 97.19% of the population are Muslims, 2.05% are Protestant Christians, 0.64% are Catholic Christians, and the rest 0.12% belong to other religions or non-religious.

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