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Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the

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South Kalimantan South Kalimantan () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is the second most populous province on the island of Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of the island of Borneo after West Kalimantan. The provincial capital was Banjar ...

; the

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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,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 565,635 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 575,115 (comprising 290,271 males and 284,844 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303) It lies immediately to the east of the city of

Banjarmasin Banjarmasin is the largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was the capital of the province until 15 February 2022. The city is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. Historically the centre of t ...

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 199,627 as of the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, J ...

, 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

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is noted for its

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mines and its people's religiosity (of

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). Motto: ''"Barakat''" ( Banjarese:"Blessing").

Administration

Until 20 April 1999, Banjar Regency included the large town of Banjarbaru, but on that date Banjarbaru was separated from the regency and created as an independent city. At the time of the 2010 Census, the residual Banjar Regency was divided into nineteen

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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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303) The table also includes the number of

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s in each district (a total of 277 rural ''desa'' and 13 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. For ease of reference these are grouped geographically into three sections - a western group adjacent to Banjarmasin City, a central or Martapura group immediately north of Banjarbaru City, and a much larger but more sparely-populated group to the east and north of Banjarbaru; this grouping has no administrative significance. Fourteen of the districts (including the entire Western and Martapura groups, and the western part of the third group) lie within the official Banjarbaru metropolitan area. Note: (a) includes 2 ''kelurahan'' - Gambut and Gambut Barat. (b) includes 3 ''kelurahan'' - Kertak Hanyar I, Manarap Lama and Mandar Sari.
(c) includes one ''kelurahan'' - the town of Sungai Tabuk. (d) includes 7 ''kelurahan'' - Jawa, Keraton, Murung Keraton, Pasayangan, Sekumpul, Sungai Paring and Tanjung Rema Darat. (e) these six districts lie outside of the Banjarbaru metropolitan area. (f) 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 * Sultan Adam Cemetery

References

External links

* {{Coord, 3.3167, S, 115.0833, E, source:wikidata, display=title Regencies of South Kalimantan Barito basin

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