Tanah Bumbu Regency Explained

Official Name:Tanah Bumbu Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu
Settlement Type:Regency
Motto:Bersujud
(Kneeling to God)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Kalimantan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Batulicin
Established Title:Established
Established Date:8 April 2003
Area Total Km2:4890.30
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:343741
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WITA
Utc Offset:+8
Area Code:0518

Tanah Bumbu is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was formerly part of Kotabaru Regency, but was split off on 25 February 2003 to form a separate regency, following dissatisfaction on the Kalimantan mainland territories with administration from Laut Island. It covers an area of 4,890.3 km2 and had a population of 267,929 at the 2010 Census[2] and 322,646 at the 2020 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2023) is 343,741 (comprising 176,272 males and 167,469 females).[4] The regency's capital is the town of Batulicin.

Administrative Districts

At the 2020 Census Tanah Bumbu Regency was divided into ten districts (kecamatan), but two new districts have subsequently been added - Kusan Tengah from part of Kusan Hilir District, and Teluk Kepayang from part of Kusan Hulu District. The twelve districts are listed below with their areas and their 2010[2] and 2020 Census[3] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 144 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

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
63.10.02 Kusan Hilir
(Lower Kusan)
74.5642,82946,92034,498Kota Pagatan22 (a) 72273
63.10.11 Kusan Tengah
(Central Kusan)
214.45(b)(b)15,754Saring Sungai Bubu1372273
63.10.03 Sungai Loban
(Loban River)
383.9118,86724,31026,055Sari Mulya1772274
63.10.04 Satui 877.8749,25254,92057,067Sungai Danau1672276
63.10.09 Angsana 195.9516,34722,67023,493Angsana972275
63.10.05 Kusan Hulu
(Upper Kusan)
249.7318,91020,42012,176Binawara1172270
63.10.10 Kuranji 114.647,55810,12010,662Giri Mulya772272
- 72274
63.10.12 Teluk Kepayang
(Kepayang Bay)
1,253.51(c)(c)9,616Teluk Kepayang1072270
63.10.01 Batulicin (d) 135.1613,43021,04022,944Batulicin9 (e) 72211
- 72273
63.10.07 Karang Bintang 201.4015,81420,09021,140Karang Bintang1172210
63.10.06 Simpang Empat (f) (g) 293.4867,90978,90084,925Kampung Baru12 (h) 72211
-72213
63.10.08 Mantewe 895.6416,93323,36025,413Mantewe1272211
Totals 4,890.30267,929322,646343,741Batulicin149

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan - Kota Pagatan.
(b) the figure for the new Kusan Tengah District is included with that for Kusan Hilir District, from which it was cut out.
(c) the figure for the new Teluk Kepayang District is included with that for Kusan Hulu District, from which it was cut out.
(d) includes the three offshore islands of Suwangi, Anak Suwangi and Sungai Dua.
(e) includes 2 kelurahan - Batulicin and Gunung Tinggi. (f) not to be confused with the district of the same name in Banjar Regency.
(g) includes the three offshore islands of Burung, Hantu and Tampakan. (h) includes 2 kelurahan - Kampung Baru and Tungkaran Pangeran.

References

-3.4541°N 115.7037°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310)
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310)