Paser Regency

Paser Regency is a Regency (kabupaten) within East Kalimantan province in Indonesia, it is the southernmost regency of the East Kalimantan province. Its administrative centre is Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 7,730.88 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 230,316; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 266,784.

Paser Regency

Kabupaten Paser
Coat of arms
Location within East Kalimantan
Paser Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Paser Regency
Paser Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°45′18.37″S 115°36′14.5″E
CountryIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalTana Paser
Government
  RegentYusriansyah Syarkawi
  Vice RegentMardikansyah
Area
  Total7,730.88 km2 (2,984.91 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total266,784
  Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 543
Websitepaserkab.go.id

Before 2007, the regency was formerly named Pasir Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pasir).

Boundaries

Administration

Paser Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations[1] and latest (2016) estimates:[2]

NameArea in
km2
Population
Census 2010[3]
Population
Estimate 2016[4]
Muara Komam1,807.012,45912,886
Batu Sopang1091.522,54019,252
Muara Samu1,033.54,2216,191
Batu Engau1,523.211,66215,078
Tanjung Harapan580.97,7207,208
Paser Belengkong675.923,54325,308
Tanah Grogot341.963,31165,855
Kuaro671.923,93427,844
Long Ikis981.836,70141,190
Long Kali2,174.624,22526,011

Climate

Tana Paser has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Tana Paser
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)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.4
(84.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.6)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)
258
(10.2)
358
(14.1)
322
(12.7)
213
(8.4)
210
(8.3)
201
(7.9)
117
(4.6)
118
(4.6)
129
(5.1)
210
(8.3)
303
(11.9)
2,746
(108.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Bagian Pemerintahan dan Humas Setda Kabupaten Paser, 2017.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Bagian Pemerintahan dan Humas Setda Kabupaten Paser, 2017.
  5. "Climate: Tana Paser". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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