Tanah Laut Regency

Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The area is 3,631.35 km2, and the population was 296,333 at the 2010 Census[2] and 348,966 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 354,340.[4] The capital is the town of Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (Banjarese). Tuntung Pandang have meaning as "nice to see until forever"

Tanah Laut Regency
Kabupaten Tanah Laut
Regency
Coat of arms of Tanah Laut Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Tuntung Pandang
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalPelaihari
Area
 • Total3,631.35 km2 (1,402.07 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)
 • Total354,340
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 512
Websitetanahlautkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[7] The table includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2010		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Panyipatan336.0021,15125,13525,544Panyipatan1070871
Takisung343.0027,99832,37832,818Gunung Makmur1270861
Kurau127.0011,57813,58013,783Padang Luas1170851
Bumi Makmur141.0011,83113,76513,960Handil Babirik1170853
Bati-Bati234.7538,64544,73745,350Padang1470852
Tambang Ulang160.7514,92517,79718,092Tambang Ulang970854
Pelaihara379.4563,89577,24678,614Pelaihari2070812
-70815
Bajuin196.3015,95719,15019,480Bajuin970815
Batu Ampar548.1011,83127,55728,000Batu Ampar1470882
Jorong628.0029,00234,55335,124Jorong1170881
Kintap537.0038,11843,06843,555Kintapura1470883
Totals3,631.35296,333348,966354,340Pelaihari135

Climate

Pelaihari, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Pelaihari
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.8
(73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 344
(13.5)		 287
(11.3)		 282
(11.1)		 215
(8.5)		 151
(5.9)		 150
(5.9)		 97
(3.8)		 61
(2.4)		 98
(3.9)		 107
(4.2)		 252
(9.9)		 421
(16.6)		 2,465
(97)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  8. "Climate: Pelaihari". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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