North Hulu Sungai Regency

North Hulu Sungai Regency (Sungai means "River" in Indonesian) is one of the nine regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It has an area of 892.7 km2, and had a population of 209,246 at the 2010 Census and 225,386 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 237,573.[1] The capital of the regency is Amuntai.

North Hulu Sungai Regency

Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Agung
(Great)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalAmuntai
Area
 • Total892.70 km2 (344.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total237,573
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 527
Websitehulusungaiutarakab.go.id
Itik Alabio Monument as local mascot.

Administrative districts

North Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their 2010 Census[2] and 2015 Census[3] populations. The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census 2010		Pop'n
Census
2015		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Danau Panggang224.4919,59321,2961671453
Paminggir156.137,3778,071771451
Babirik77.4417,83319,4932371454
Sungai Pandan (Pandan River)45.0025,90528,0563371455
Sungai Tabukan (Tabukan River)29.2413,80114,8331771456
Amuntai Selatan (South Amuntai)183.1626,46628,7553071452
Amuntai Tengah (Central Amuntai)57.0047,96152,4202971412
-71419
Banjang41.0016,18515,4552071416
Amuntai Utara (North Amuntai)45.0919,95521,9542671471
Haur Gading34.1514,17015,0531871472
Totals892.70209,246225,386219

Climate

Amuntai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Amuntai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.6
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.0)
Average low °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 274
(10.8)		 273
(10.7)		 248
(9.8)		 217
(8.5)		 193
(7.6)		 133
(5.2)		 122
(4.8)		 97
(3.8)		 113
(4.4)		 135
(5.3)		 233
(9.2)		 300
(11.8)		 2,338
(91.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. "Climate: Amuntai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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