North Hulu Sungai Regency Explained

Official Name:North Hulu Sungai Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara
Settlement Type:Regency
Motto:Agung
(Great)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Kalimantan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Amuntai
Area Total Km2:907.72
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:233412
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WITA
Utc Offset:+8
Area Code:+62 527

North Hulu Sungai Regency (Sungai means "River" and Hulu means "Upper" in Indonesian) is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 26 June 1959 from the trifurcation of the original Hulu Sungai Regency and formerly covered a much larger area in the north of the province, but on 14 July 1965 the northern districts were split off to create a separate Tabalong Regency, and on 25 February 2003 the eastern districts were split off to create a separate Balangan Regency. It now has a land area of 907.72 km2, and had a population of 209,246 at the 2010 Census[2] and 226,727 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 233,412 (comprising 116,900 males and 116,512 females).[4] The capital of the regency is the town of Amuntai.

Administrative districts

North Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[7] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 214 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Amuntai Tengah District), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
63.08.01 Danau Panggang 136.2419,59320,51421,056Danau Panggang1671453
63.08.09 Paminggir 192.777,3778,0008,238Paminggir771451
63.08.02 Babirik 82.0117,83319,40220,054Babirik2371454
63.08.03 Sungai Pandan
(Pandan River)
59.9225,90527,63928,827Alabio3371455
63.08.10 Sungai Tabukan
(Tabukan River)
22.2513,80114,82815,350Sungai Tabukan1771456
63.08.04 Amuntai Selatan
(South Amuntai)
149.9926,46630,15331,243Telaga Silaba3071452
63.08.05 Amuntai Tengah
(Central Amuntai)
77.0947,96150,60951,504Amuntai29 (a) 71412
-71419
63.08.07 Banjang 110.6416,18518,69318,825Banjang2071416
63.08.06 Amuntai Utara
(North Amuntai)
37.8519,95520,51021,433Teluk Daun2671471
63.08.08 Haur Gading 38.9614,17016,37916,882Sungai Limas1871472
Totals 907.72209,246226,727233,412Amuntai219
Note: (a) including the 5 kelurahan of Antasari, Kebun Sari, Murung Sari, Paliwara and Sungai Malang.

Climate

Amuntai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6308)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6308)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6308)