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Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the
Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesia
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n province
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of South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is the smallest province in Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of Borneo. The provincial capital was Banjarmasin until 15 February 2022 when it was legally moved to B ...
; the capital
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is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census, 553,721 at the 2015 Census and 565,635 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 572,109. It lies immediately to the east of the city of Banjarmasin
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and north of the city of Banjarbaru
Banjarbaru is the capital city of South Kalimantan, one of the provinces in Indonesia. It is located southeast of Banjarmasin, the largest city of the province. The city had a population of 248,423 as of the 2017 Census, and the latest officia ...
, which it surrounds on the latter's west, north and east sides; the regency capital of Martapura is immediately north of Banjarbaru, of which it is effectively an extension. This regency
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is noted for its diamond
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mines and its people's religiosity (of Islam
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). Motto: ''"Barakat''" ( Banjarese:"Blessing").
Administration
At the time of the 2010 Census, Banjar Regency was divided into nineteendistricts
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(''kecamatan''). Subsequently a twentieth district (Cintapuri Darussalam) was created by division from Simpang Empat District. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table includes the number of administrative villages (''desa'') in each district, and its post code.
Note: (a) the 2010 population figure for Cintapuri Darussalam District is included in that for Simpang Empat District, from which it was divided.
Tourist attractions
* Al-Karomah Great Mosque * Bincau Fish Pond * Cahaya Bumi Selamat Park *Lok Baintan Floating Market Lok or LOK may refer to:
Places
* Lok, Serbia, a village
* Lok, Levice District, Slovakia, a village
* Lok, Pakistan, a village
* Loka (pronounced Lok): a plane of existence in Dharma
People Surname Lok (English origin)
* Anne Locke, Lock ...
* Sultan Adam Cemetery
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See also
*Banjar people
The Banjar or Banjarese ( bjn, Urang Banjar; ) are an indigenous ethnic group native to the Banjar regions (notably Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru, Banjar Regency, etc.) in the southeastern Kalimantan hemisphere of Indonesia. Nowadays, Banjarese ...
References
External links
* Regencies of South Kalimantan {{SKalimantan-geo-stub