Pulang Pisau Regency Explained

Official Name:Pulang Pisau Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Pulang Pisau
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:Regency
Motto:"Handep Hapakat"
Ngaju language: "Agreed upon Mutual Cooperation, Help, and Consensus"
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kalimantan
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Central Kalimantan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Pulang Pisau
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Edy Pratowo
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Pudjirustaty Narang
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:9650.86
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:138199
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Western Indonesia Time
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:-3.1186°N 113.8623°W
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 513

Pulang Pisau Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pulang Pisau) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas Regency. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. The land area of Pulang Pisau Regency is 9,650.86 km2, and its population was 120,062 at the 2010 Census (an increase from 111,488 at the previous Census in 2000)[2] and 134,499 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,119 (comproisong 71,789 males and 66,410 females).[4]

Administrative Districts

Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] The two most northerly districts (Kahayan Tengah and Banama Tingang) are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 95 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

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
codes
62.11.02 Kahayan Kuala 1,308.83 19,76419,87820,030Bahaur Basantan13 (a) 74872
62.11.08 Sebangau Kuala 4,133.46 7,8608,3718,440Sebangau Permai874874
62.11.01 Pandih Batu 452.76 19,74420,77021,340Pangkoh Hilir1674871
62.11.06 Maliku 411.59 22,89826,06026,780Maliku Batu1574873
62.11.05 Kahayan Hilir 556.41 26,26731,38332,700Pulang Pisau10 (b) (c)
62.11.07 Jabiren Raya 1,112.19 7,7519,0259,340Jabiren874816
62.11.03 Kahayan Tengah 1,094.31 7,3848,7828,950Bukit Rawi1474862
62.11.04 Banama Tingang 581.31 8,39410,23010,620Bawan1574863
Totals 9,650.86 120,062134,499138,199Pulang Pisau99

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang.
(c) Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.

Orangutan conservation

In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.[8]

Climate

Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6211)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6211)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6211)
  8. Web site: Central Kalimantan to Establish Orangutan Conservation . Erwin Z. . April 2, 2015.