Barito Kuala Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesianprovince of South Kalimantan. It is situated in the southwest of the province, bordering Central Kalimantan province to its immediate west and separated from Banjarmasin city to its east by the lower reaches of the Barito River. The regency's land area is 2,996.46 km2, and the population was 276,147 at the 2010 Census[2] and 313,021 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate (as at mid 2023) was 324,502 (comprising 164,348 males and 160,154 females).[1] The capital is the town of Marabahan. The Motto of the Regency is "Selidah".
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into seventeen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and 2120 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2023.[1] The twelve most southern of the districts lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area; the other five districts (Barambai, Bakumpai, Marabahan, Tabukan and Kuripan) lie outside the metropolitan area. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 195 rural desa and 6 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 2023
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post codes
63.04.01
Tabunganen (a)
240.00
19,143
20,045
20,987
Tabunganen Kecil
14
70567
63.04.02
Tamban
164.30
31,115
31,967
32,925
Purwosari I
16
70566
63.04.13
Mekarsari
143.50
16,312
17,797
18,633
Tamban Raya
9
70568
63.04.03
Anjir Pasar
126.00
15,388
17,013
17,754
Anjir Pasar Kota I
15
70565
63.04.04
Anjir Muara
116.75
19,456
21,918
23,301
Anjir Muara Kota
15
70564
63.04.05
Alalak
107.35
51,403
62,833
63,000
Handil Bakti
18 (b)
70582
63.04.06
Mandastana
136.00
14,012
17,497
18,172
Puntik Luar
14
70580
63.04.17
Jejangkit
80.25
6,047
6,606
6,892
Jejangkit Pasar
7
70581
63.04.08
Belawang
37.50
12,717
13,627
14,406
Belawang
13
70563
63.04.16
Wanaraya
183.00
12,407
14,342
15,033
Kolam Kiri
13
70560
63.04.14
Barambai
261.81
13,971
15,672
16,405
Barambai
11
70562
63.04.07
Rantau Badauh
206.00
14,132
16,464
17,142
Sungai Gampa
9
70561
63.04.09
Cerbon
261.00
8,403
9,969
10,242
Bantuil
8
70571
63.04.10
Bakumpai
221.00
9,321
10,537
11,120
Lepasan
9 (c)
70512 & 70513
63.04.15
Marabahan
166.00
18,907
21,915
22,832
Marabahan Kota
10 (d)
70511 - 70513
63.04.12
Tabukan
343.50
8,097
9,030
9,529
Teluk Tamba
11
70553
63.04.11
Kuripan
203.00
5,316
5,789
6,129
Rimbun Tulang
9
70552
Totals
2,996.46
276,147
313,021
324,502
Marabahan Kota
201
Note: (a) including 3 small offshore or riverine islands. (b) including 3 kelurahan - Berangas, Berangas Barat and Handil Bakti. (c) including one kelurahan - Lepasan. (d) including 2 kelurahan - Marabahan Kota and Ulu Benteng.
Climate
Marabahan, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to May and moderate rainfall from June to September.
