Kasongan (abbreviated: KSN) is the

regency seat A regency seat ( id, Ibu kota kabupaten) is an capital or seat of government of a regency in Indonesia. It is roughly equivalent of county seat in the United States or county town in the United Kingdom. Legally, regency seats are not administrat ...

Katingan Regency Katingan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Katingan) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. The town of Kasongan is the capital of the Regency, which covers an area of ...

and also one of the towns in

Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2 ...

. This town is at a distance of 80 km west-northwest of

Palangka Raya Palangka Raya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 293,50 ...

city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. This town also consists of 2 sub-districts i.e. the sub-district of Old Kasongan and New Kasongan. The population of this town is approximately 18,572 people as of 2021.

Demographics

As of 2021, the population of Kasongan is about 18,572 inhabitants which represents 45.7% of the population of Katingan Hilir district and 11.39% of the entire population of

. The population density of this town is approximately 157.5 people/km². This town has 8,040 households and the average household size of this town is 2.3 people. The sex ratio of Kasongan is 104 which means there are 104 males to every 100 females. The majority of the town's population identify as Muslims (74.3%) and the rest of the population identify as Christians (23.9%), Hindu/Kaharingan (1.78%), and Buddhists (0.02%).

Geography

Kasongan is located at the heart of

. To be precise, this town is located at 1.8959 south and 113.3878 east. Kasongan is situated at the centre of

. Also, this town is located a bit to the northwest of

city as the capital of

with the distance of 80 km. The total area of Kasongan is about 117.9 km² which makes it roughly 0.67% of the entire area of

. This town is crossed by the Katingan river as it is situated within the Katingan river basin. Kasongan is situated in the heart of

flatlands with the altitude being 22 metres above sea level. This town consists of two different sub-districts within the Katingan Hilir district i.e. the sub-district of Old Kasongan and the sub-district of New Kasongan. As any other town in

Kalimantan Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo. In 2019, ...

, Kasongan experiences tropical equatorial climate ('' Af'') with high amounts of rainfall almos all year long, constantly high humidity, and warm-to-hot temperature all year round.

Education

As of 2021, Kasongan has fourteen primary schools (eleven public schools and three private schools), seven middle schools (three public schools and four private schools), five high schools (one public school and four private schools), and one public vocational.

Public facilities

For healthcare facility, Kasongan currently has one general hospital, two public health centres, and six pharmacies. For economic, trade, and accommodation facilities, this town recently has five markets, six banks, fourteen shopping complexes, sixteen convenience shops, 38 restaurants/food stalls, two hotels, and eleven inns. For religious facility, Kasongan has seventeen Islamic religious facilities, eleven Protestant churches, one Catholic church, one Christian chapel, and one Kaharingan temple. This town is served by Tumbang Samba Airport located at the neighbouring district of Katingan Tengah at a distance of about 88 km.

References

Populated places in Central Kalimantan Regency seats of Central Kalimantan Katingan Regency {{CKalimantan-geo-stub