East Barito Regency
Administrative Districts
East Barito Regency consists of ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 100 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.13.02 | Benua Lima | 258.0 | 6,071 | 6,336 | 6,474 | Taniran | 7 | 73661 |
| 62.13.01 | Dusun Timur (East Dusun) |
867.7 | 21,323 | 28,144 | 30,163 | Tamiang Layang | 17 | 73612 - 73618 |
| 62.13.07 | Paju Epat | 664.3 | 3,990 | 6,270 | 6,794 | Telang | 9 | 73617 |
| 62.13.04 | Awang | 203.0 | 5,587 | 6,101 | 6,189 | Hayaping | 11 | 73681 |
| 62.13.03 | Patangkep Tutui | 255.0 | 7,225 | 7,001 | 7,048 | Bentot | 10 | 73671 |
| 62.13.05 | Dusun Tengah (Central Dusun) |
371.0 | 22,578 | 24,458 | 24,752 | Ampah Kota | 8 | 73652 |
| 62.13.08 | Raren Batuah | 186.0 | 7,603 | 8,327 | 8,454 | Unsum | 9 | 73655 |
| 62.13.09 | Paku | 272.0 | 7,554 | 8,686 | 8,944 | Tampa | 12 | 73654 |
| 62.13.10 | Karusen Janang | 178.0 | 4,194 | 5,312 | 5,625 | Dayu | 7 | 73650 |
| 62.13.06 | Pematang Karau | 579.0 | 11,247 | 12,594 | 12,869 | Bambulung | 13 | 73653 |
| Totals | 3,834.0 | 97,372 | 113,229 | 117,312 | Tamiang Layang | 103 |
Note: (a) including one kelurahan - the district admin centre. (b) the village of Magantis has a postcode of 73612, Matabu of 73613, Dorong of 73614, Harang of 73615, while seven villages share 73617 and six villages share 73618.
Climate
Tamiang Layang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall from October to June and moderate rainfall from July to September.
| Climate data for Tamiang Layang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (87.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 286 (11.3) |
262 (10.3) |
274 (10.8) |
246 (9.7) |
208 (8.2) |
147 (5.8) |
118 (4.6) |
98 (3.9) |
123 (4.8) |
145 (5.7) |
241 (9.5) |
301 (11.9) |
2,449 (96.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Religion in East Barito Regency (2022)
As of 2022, the total population of East Barito regency is 115,406 people. The population density of East Barito is roughly 30.10 people/km. The sex ratio in this regency is 105 which can be translated as there are 105 male population for a 100 female one. East Barito is one of the most diverse regencies of Central Kalimantan in terms of religious adherence. This regency is not overwhelmingly Muslim majority and it has the second highest percentage of Christian population in Central Kalimantan after Gunung Mas Regency.
External links
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Murung Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6212)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Tamiang Layang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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