Banjar Regency


Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census, and 565,635 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 584,684. It lies immediately to the east of the city of Banjarmasin and north of the city of Banjarbaru, which it surrounds on the latter's west, north and east sides; the regency capital of Martapura is immediately north of Banjarbaru, of which it is effectively an extension. This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiosity. Motto: "Barakat".

Administration

Until 20 April 1999, Banjar Regency included the large town of Banjarbaru, but on that date Banjarbaru was separated from the regency and created as an independent city. At the time of the 2010 Census, the residual Banjar Regency was divided into nineteen districts. Subsequently a twentieth district was created by division from Simpang Empat District.
The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code. For ease of reference these are grouped geographically into three sections - a western group adjacent to Banjarmasin City, a central or Martapura group immediately north of Banjarbaru City, and a much larger but more sparely-populated group to the east and north of Banjarbaru; this grouping has no administrative significance. Fourteen of the districts lie within the official Banjarbaru metropolitan area.
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
63.03.01Aluh-Aluh82.4827,28528,36330,107Aluh-Aluh Besar1970655
63.03.13Beruntung Baru61.4213,18114,25414,828Kampung Baru1270656
63.03.03Gambut129.3035,95644,75146,159Gambut14 70652
63.03.02Kertak Hanyar45.8338,90945,48942,325Manarap Lama13 70654
63.03.19Tatah Makmur35.4710,97412,54513,364Tampang Awang1370650
63.03.04Sungai Tabuk
147.3056,86964,89062,868Abumbun Jaya21 70653
Western group501.80183,174210,292209,65192
63.03.05Martapura 42.03101,482121,153127,355Bincau26 70611
- 70619
63.03.15Martapura Timur
29.9929,20029,37030,831Mekar2070617
63.03.14Martapura Barat
149.3816,97218,83319,552Sungai Rangas1370618
Martapura group221.40147,654169,356177,73859
63.03.07Astambul216.5033,00934,53136,589Astambul2270670
63.03.06Karang Intan215.3530,67934,91237,155Karang Intan2670661
63.03.11Aranio 1,166.358,2468,9829,522Aranio1270671
63.03.10Sungai Pinang
458.6514,51113,93815,152Sungai Pinang1170678
63.03.17Paramasan 560.854,2143,7553,826Paramasan Bawah470675
63.03.09Pengaron 433.2515,76416,55717,837Pengaron1270668
63.03.16Sambung Makmur 134.6510,56211,84113,143Paramasan Bawah770677
63.03.12Mataraman148.4023,66224,58625,207Mataraman1570672
63.03.08Simpang Empat141.1033,03322,92724,236Simpang Empat1570653
-70673
63.03.18Telaga Bauntung 158.003,1123,3223,385Lok Tanah470673
63.03.20Cintapuri Darussalam312.2010,63611,243Cintapuri1170676
Eastern and
northern group		3,945.30176,011185,987197,295139
Totals4,668.50506,839565,635584,684Martapura290

Note: includes 2 kelurahan - Gambut and Gambut Barat. includes 3 kelurahan - Kertak Hanyar I, Manarap Lama and Mandar Sari.
includes one kelurahan - the town of Sungai Tabuk. includes 7 kelurahan - Jawa, Keraton, Murung Keraton, Pasayangan, Sekumpul, Sungai Paring and Tanjung Rema Darat.
except for the kelurahan of Sungai Paring, which has a postcode of 71213.
these six districts lie outside of the Banjarbaru metropolitan area; together this non-metropolitan "eastern" zone covers 2,911.75 km2 with a population of 62,865 as at mid 2024.
the 2010 population figure for Cintapuri Darussalam District is included in that for Simpang Empat District, from which it was subsequently split off.

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