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East Barito Regency

Regency in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia


Summary

Regency in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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motto"Gumi Jari Janang Kalalawah"
Maanyan language: "Be Victorious Forever"
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subdivision_type3Capital
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Maanyan language: "Be Victorious Forever" East Barito Regency () is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was formed on 10 April 2002 from districts which were formerly part of South Barito Regency. The town of Tamiang Layang is the capital of East Barito Regency, which covers an area of 3,834 km2. The population of the Regency was 97,372 at the 2010 Census and 113,229 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 117,312 (comprising 60,032 males and 57,280 females).

Administrative districts

East Barito Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), 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 table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 100 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
WilayahName of
District
(kecamatan)Area
in
km2Pop'n
Census
2010Pop'n
Census
2020Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023Admin
centreNo.
of
villagesPost
code
62.13.02
62.13.01
62.13.07
62.13.04
62.13.03
62.13.05
62.13.08
62.13.09
62.13.10
62.13.06

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - the district admin centre. (b) the village of Magantis has a postcode of 73612, Matabu of 73613, Dorong of 73614, Harang of 73615, while seven villages share 73617 and six villages share 73618.

Climate

Tamiang Layang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to June and moderate rainfall from July to September.

Demographics

As of 2022, the total population of East Barito regency is 115,406 people. The population density of East Barito is roughly 30.10 people/km2. The sex ratio in this regency is 105 which can be translated as there are 105 male population for a 100 female one. East Barito is one of the most diverse regencies of Central Kalimantan in terms of religious adherence. This regency is not overwhelmingly Muslim majority and it has the second highest percentage of Christian population in Central Kalimantan after Gunung Mas Regency.

References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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