Balangan Regency
Kabupaten Balangan | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كابوڤاتين بالڠن |
 Perjuangan Monument, Paringin | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sanggam "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Willing To Work for the Sake of the People) | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Kalimantan |
| Capital | Paringin |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Abdul Hadi |
| • Vice Regent | Akhmad Fauzi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,829 km2 (706 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 140,746 |
| • Density | 76.95/km2 (199.3/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Website | balangankab.go.id |
Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers a land area of 1,829 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census2 and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;3 the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 140,746 (consisting of 71,472 males and 69,274 females).1 The administrative centre is in the town of Paringin.
Administrative districts
Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census,2 and 2020 Census,3 together with the official estimates for mid 2025.1 The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.11.05 | Lampihong | 104 | 15,748 | 18,282 | 20,010 | Lampihong Kiri | 27 | 71661 |
| 63.11.04 | Batu Mandi | 129 | 16,129 | 18,831 | 20,500 | Batumandi | 18 | 71663 |
| 63.11.03 | Awayan | 103 | 12,048 | 13,775 | 15,000 | Putat Basiun | 23 | 71664 |
| 63.11.08 | Tebing Tinggi | 259 | 5,918 | 7,073 | 7,620 | Tebing Tinggi | 12 | 71667 |
| 63.11.06 | Paringin | 136 | 16,844 | 19,701 | 20,880 | Paringin Kota | 16 (a) | 71662 (b) |
| 63.11.07 | Paringin Selatan (South Paringin) |
66 | 11,436 | 15,462 | 17,610 | Batu Piring | 16 (c) | 71662 (d) |
| 63.11.01 | Juai | 260 | 15,695 | 16,801 | 17,710 | Mungkur Uyam | 21 | 71665 |
| 63.11.02 | Halong | 772 | 18,612 | 20,430 | 21,430 | Halong | 24 | 71666 |
| Totals | 1,829 | 112,430 | 130,355 | 140,746 | Paringin Kota | 157 |
Notes: (a) including two kelurahan - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616).
(c) including one kelurahan - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 71618).
Climate
Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Paringin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.5 (86.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 274 (10.8) |
265 (10.4) |
249 (9.8) |
219 (8.6) |
195 (7.7) |
152 (6.0) |
129 (5.1) |
102 (4.0) |
126 (5.0) |
148 (5.8) |
240 (9.4) |
308 (12.1) |
2,407 (94.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org4 | |||||||||||||
References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Paringin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.