Paser Regency is a Regency (''kabupaten'') within

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan ( Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3 ...

province in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, it is the southernmost regency of the East Kalimantan province. Its administrative centre is

Tana Paser Tanah Grogot is a kecamatan and the capital of Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It shares a border with Kuaro in the north, Pasir Belengkong in the south. In the year 2020, its total population is 76,344. On December 29, 1959, Tanah Gr ...

(or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 11,603.94 km², and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census and 275,452 at the 2020 Census. Before 2007, this regency was formerly named Pasir Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pasir).

Boundaries

* North :

West Kutai Regency West Kutai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kutai Barat) is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It previously covered a much greater area, with a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but in December 2012 the five n ...

and

Penajam North Paser Regency Penajam North Paser Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. Its administrative centre is the town of Penajam. The area which now forms Penajam North Paser was part of Paser Regency until its separation in the year 200 ...

* East :

Makassar Strait Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea. To the northeast, it forms the Sangkulirang Bay south of the Mangkalihat Pe ...

* South :

Kota Baru Regency Kotabaru Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It consists of two parts; the smaller but more populated part comprises Laut Island , the largest island off the coast of Kalimantan, together with th ...

* West :

Balangan Regency Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km2, and ...

Tabalong Regency Tabalong Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan, on Borneo island. It has an area of 3,766.97 km2, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 218,620; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) wa ...

and North Barito Regency

Administration

Paser Regency is divided into ten districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Climate

Tana Paser has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

References

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