Kotabaru Regency

Kotabaru Regency is one of the nine regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It consists of two parts; the smaller but more populated part comprises Laut Island ("Sea Island"), the largest island off the coast of Kalimantan, together with smaller islands nearby; the larger but less populated part consists of districts on the 'mainland' of Kalimantan.

Kotabaru Regency
(Kabupaten Kotabaru)
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sa-ijaan (Banjarese)
(Unanimous, one heart and agree)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalKotabaru
Area
 • Total9,442.46 km2 (3,645.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total342,217
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 518
Websitekotabarukab.go.id

The regency has an area of 9,442.46 km2, and a population at the 2010 Census of 290,142[2] and 319,772 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 342,217.[3] The administrative capital is Kotabaru town at the northern tip of Laut Island. Currently, a bridge to connect Laut Island to Batulicin, mainland Kalimantan is under contrusction.[4][5]

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kotabaru Regency was divided into twenty districts (kecamatan), but an additional district (Pulau Laut Tanjung Selayar) was added subsequently. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] together with the latest official estimate of population as at mid 2019.[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

DistrictEnglish nameArea
in
km2		Population
2010
Census		Population
2018
Estimate		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Pulau SembilanSembilan Island4.765,6486,844572181
Pulau Laut BaratWest Laut Island297.8118,66810,8791172153
Pulau Laut
Tanjung Selayar		101.01(a)11,6231072151
Pulau Laut SelatanSouth Laut Island378.078,79210,478872157
Pulau Laut KepulauanLaut Island Islands107.1210,80113,094972154
Pulau Laut TimurEast Laut Island642.8112,79614,9521472152
Pulau SebukuSebuku Island225.507,2128,453872155
Pulau Laut UtaraNorth Laut Island159.3079,63993,1632172111
-72117
Pulau Laut TengahCentral Laut Island337.649,38511,024772156
Total Islands2,254.02152,941180,51093
Kelumpang SelatanSouth Kelumpang279.669,18710,691972160
Kelumpang HilirLower Kelumpang281.2020,08923,794972161
Kelumpang HuluUpper Kelumpang553.4414,41417,1141072162
Hampang1,684.6410,15812,136972163
Sungai DurianDurian River1,042.3810,40012,176772167
Kelumpang TengahCentral Kelumpang349.2912,49514,6741372164
Kelumpang BaratWest Kelumpang589.155,3436,238672164
-72167
Kelumpang UtaraNorth Kelumpang279.455,2996,229772165
Pamukan SelatanSouth Pamukan391.8712,88115,3221172168
Sampanahan488.899,88411,5411072166
Pamukan UtaraNorth Pamukan638.6318,07021,0461372169
Pamukan BaratWest Pamukan589.848,97010,748572169
Total Mainland7,168.44137,190161,709109

Note: (a) the 2010 population is included with the figure for Pulau Laut Barat District, from which the new district was divided.

Climate

Kotabaru has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Kotabaru
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 279
(11.0)		 258
(10.2)		 307
(12.1)		 216
(8.5)		 241
(9.5)		 222
(8.7)		 257
(10.1)		 164
(6.5)		 198
(7.8)		 148
(5.8)		 151
(5.9)		 235
(9.3)		 2,676
(105.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Agency, ANTARA News. "Kelanjutan jembatan Kotabaru-Tanah Bumbu menunggu anggaran pemerintah". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. "Pemprov Kalsel, Tanbu dan Kotabaru Sepakat Alokasikan Dana Pembangunan Jembatan Kotabaru-Batulicin". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 202=.
  8. "Climate: Kotabaru". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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