Tanah Laut
Regency
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
is one of the
regencies in the
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 ...
n province of
South Kalimantan. The area is 3,631.35 km
2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 296,333; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) is 334,328. The capital is
Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (
Banjarese). Tuntung Pandang have meaning as "nice to see until forever"
Administrative Districts
The Regency is divided into eleven
districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations, together with the latest (as at mid 2017) official estimates.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.] The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
Climate
Pelaihari, the seat of the regency 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 from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.
External links
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References
Regencies of South Kalimantan
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