Central Hulu Sungai Regency

Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Tengah
Central Hulu Sungai Regency government office
Central Hulu Sungai Regency government office
Coat of arms of Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Motto: 
Murakata'
Location within South Kalimantan
Location within South Kalimantan
Central Hulu Sungai Regency is located in Kalimantan
Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Central Hulu Sungai Regency is located in Indonesia
Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Central Hulu Sungai Regency
Central Hulu Sungai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°35′S 115°23′E / 2.583°S 115.383°E / -2.583; 115.383
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalBarabai
Established24 December 1959
Government
 • RegentH.A. Chairansyah
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total
1,770.77 km2 (683.70 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
263,061
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 517
Websitehulusungaitengahkab.go.id

Central Hulu Sungai Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The area is 1,770.77 km2 and the population was 243,460 at the 2010 Census[2] and 258,721 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 268,360 (comprising 135,134 males and 133,226 females).[1] The administrative centre is the town of Barabai.

Administrative districts

Central Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 161 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

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
code
63.07.01 Haruyan 101.35 20,468 21,635 22,471 Haruyan 17 71363
63.07.02 Batu Benawa 55.44 18,360 19,699 20,656 Pagat 14 71371
63.07.09 Hantakan 208.55 11,648 12,393 13,020 Hantakan 12 71372
63.07.07 Batang Alai Selatan
(South Batang Alai)
76.06 21,879 23,560 24,427 Birayang 19 (a) 71381
63.07.10 Batang Alai Timur
(East Batang Alai)
778.71 6,989 7,099 7,324 Tandilang 11 71382
63.07.06 Barabai 40.71 52,662 55,754 55,687 Barabai Utara 18 (b) 71311
-71315
63.07.03 Labuan Amas Selatan
(South Labuan Amas)
97.82 26,256 28,436 30,067 Pantai Hambawang
Timur
18 (c) 71361
63.07.04 Labuan Amas Utara
(North Labuan Amas)
170.32 27,321 27,023 28,522 Kasarangan 16 71362
63.07.05 Pandawan 116.41 30,768 34,103 35,769 Pandawan 21 71352
63.07.08 Batang Alai Utara
(North Batang Alai)
65.36 17,288 18,040 19,050 Ilung 14 71391
63.07.11 Limpasu 61.04 9,821 10,979 11,367 Limpasu 9 71392
Totals 1,770.77 243,460 258,721 268,360 Barabai 169

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan - Birayang. (b) includes 6 kelurahan - Barabai Barat, Barabai Darat, Barabai Selatan, Barabai Timur, Barabai Utara and Bukat. (c) includes one kelurahan - Pantai Hambawang Barat.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6307)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.