Pulang Pisau (abbreviated: PPS), a sub-district in the district of Kahayan Hilir, 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 administrati ...

Pulang Pisau Regency Pulang Pisau Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. ...

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 20 ...

. This town is at a distance of 91 km southeast 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. The population of this town is approximately 6,806 people as of 2021.

Demographics

As of 2021, the population of Pulang Pisau town is about 6,806 inhabitants which represents 20.87% of the population of Kahayan Hilir district and 5% of the entire population of

. The population density of this town is 1,192 people/km² which one of the highest amongst towns in

. This town has 2,479 households and the average household size of this town is 2.7 people. The sex ratio of Pulang Pisau town is 104 which means there are 104 males to every 100 females.

Geography

Pulang Pisau town is located at the southeastern portion of Central Kalimantan. To be precise, this town is located at 2.748170 south and 114.258275 east. This town is located at eastern-to-southeastern corner of

. Pulang Pisau town is located to the southeast of

city as the capital of

at a distance of 91 km. The total area of Pulang Pisau town is about 5.71 km² which makes it roughly 1.59% of the total area of Kahayan Hilir district and roughly 0.06% of the entire area of Pulang Pisau Regency. Due to its location that within the Kahayan river basin, this town is situated on the riverbank of

Kahayan river The Kahayan river, or Great Dayak River, is the second largest river after Barito River in Central Kalimantan, a province of Indonesia in Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. With a total length of and with a drainage bas ...

. Pulang Pisau town is also situated on the lowlands of the southern portion of Central Kalimantan with the altitude being somewhere between 5 and 20 metres above sea level. This town experiences

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 high amounts of precipitation most of the year, constantly high humidity, and persistent warm-to-hot temperature.

Education

Pulang Pisau town as of 2021 has seven kindergartens (one public kindergarten and six private kindergartens), eight public primary schools, one public middle school, one private high school, and one private vocational school.

Public facilities

For healthcare facility, Pulang Pisau town currently has one medical centre/polyclinic, one public health centre, five pharmacies, and served by one general hospital in the neighbouring sub-district of Mantaren I. For economic, trade, and accommodation facilities, this town recently has three markets, one shopping complex, 52 grocery shops, one restaurant, 55 food stalls/cafes, four banks, three cooperatives, and four inns. For religious facility, this town has ten Islamic religious facilities and six churches.

References

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