Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

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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 regency was created on 14 July 1965 by splitting off the districts which had until then comprised the southern part of South Hulu Sungai Regency. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and this is also shared by another Indonesian province (

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...

). It covers an area of 2,174.95 km² and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 189,475 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 202,061 (comprising 101,669 males and 100,392 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Tapin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6305) The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Rantau (in Bungur District).

Administrative districts

Tapin Regency is composed of twelve

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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their present areas and their 2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 CensusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Tapin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6305) The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (a total of 126 rural ''desa'' and 9 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) including 3 ''kelurahan'' - Binuang, Karangan Putih and Raya Belanti. (b) includes one ''kelurahan'' - Tambarangan.
(c) includes one ''kelurahan'' - Bitahan. (d) includes 4 ''kelurahan'' - Kupang, Rangda Malingkung, Rangda Kanan and Rangda Kiwa.

Climate

Rantau, the seat of the regency has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

(Aw) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June.

References

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* {{Coord, 2.9167, S, 115.0333, E, source:wikidata, display=title Regencies of South Kalimantan Barito basin