North Barito Regency ( id, Kabupaten Barito Utara) is one of the thirteen regencies which divide the

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Province on the island of Kalimantan,

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. It originally included much more of the northern part of the province, but on 10 April 2002 the larger northwestern part of the regency was split off to create a new

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. Muara Teweh (in Teweh Tengah District) is the capital of North Barito Regency, which covers an area of 10,152.25 km². The population of North Barito Regency was 121,573 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 154,812 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 160,235 (comprising 83,187 males and 77,048 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Barito Utara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6205)

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, North Barito Regency consisted of six districts (''kecamatan''), but three additional districts were subsequently created by the splitting of existing districts. All nine are tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Barito Utara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6205) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 93 rural ''desa'' and 10 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes. Note: (a) except the village of Melayu (with a post code of 73811) and the village of Lanjas (with a post code of 73812). (b) the 2010 populations of the new Teweh Baru and Teweh Selatan Districts are included in the figure for Teweh Tengah District, from which they were split off (Teweh Baru District also acquired three villages from Teweh Timur District).
(c) except the village of Jambu (with a post code of 73813) and the villages of Gandring, Liangbuah and Panaen (with a post code of 73881). (d) the 2010 population of the new Lahei Barat District is included in the figure for Lahai District, from which it was split off.

Demographics

Religion as of the

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: * Muslim 71.3% *

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

11.6% *

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

5.0% *

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0.1% *

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

0.0% *

Confucian Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or ...

0.0% *Other 11.8% *Not stated or not asked 0.2%

Airports

A new airport was built by Muara Teweh for a predicted initial operation in 2013. The airport covers 180 hectares area and will has 2,250 metres length and 30 metres width of runway to accommodate wide body aircraft. The new airport was built to replace Beringin Airport which cannot be expanded. Haji Muhammad Sidik Airport is an airport located at Trinsing, South Teweh, North Barito Regency. The airport was inaugurated by Vice President

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and Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on 30 March 2021.

References

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