Tanah Laut Regency

Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The area is 3,631.35 km2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 296,333; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) is 334,328.[2] The capital is Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (Banjarese). Tuntung Pandang have meaning as "nice to see until forever"

Tanah Laut Regency

Kabupaten Tanah Laut
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tuntung Pandang
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalPelaihari
Area
 • Total3,631.35 km2 (1,402.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total334,328
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 512
Websitetanahlautkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

The Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations,[3] together with the latest (as at mid 2017) official estimates.[4] 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
Estimate
2017		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Panyipatan336.0021,15122,4461070871
Takisung343.0027,99829,0661270861
Kurau127.0011,57811,9021170851
Bumi Makmur141.0011,83113,7871170853
Bati-Bati234.7538,64539,5381470852
Tambang Ulang160.7514,92516,703970854
Pelaihara379.4563,89565,2512070812
-70815
Bajuin196.3015,95717,410970815
Batu Ampar548.1011,83126,7391470882
Jorong628.0029,00240,2331170881
Kintap537.0038,11851,2531470883
Totals3,631.35296,333334,328135

Climate

Pelaihari, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Pelaihari
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.8
(73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 344
(13.5)		 287
(11.3)		 282
(11.1)		 215
(8.5)		 151
(5.9)		 150
(5.9)		 97
(3.8)		 61
(2.4)		 98
(3.9)		 107
(4.2)		 252
(9.9)		 421
(16.6)		 2,465
(97)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

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


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