Pulang Pisau Regency
Administrative Districts
Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight 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 two most northerly districts (Kahayan Tengah and Banama Tingang) are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 95 rural desa and 4 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 codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.11.02 | Kahayan Kuala | 1,308.83 | 19,764 | 19,878 | 20,030 | Bahaur Basantan | 13 | 74872 |
| 62.11.08 | Sebangau Kuala | 4,133.46 | 7,860 | 8,371 | 8,440 | Sebangau Permai | 8 | 74874 |
| 62.11.01 | Pandih Batu | 452.76 | 19,744 | 20,770 | 21,340 | Pangkoh Hilir | 16 | 74871 |
| 62.11.06 | Maliku | 411.59 | 22,898 | 26,060 | 26,780 | Maliku Batu | 15 | 74873 |
| 62.11.05 | Kahayan Hilir | 556.41 | 26,267 | 31,383 | 32,700 | Pulang Pisau | 10 | |
| 62.11.07 | Jabiren Raya | 1,112.19 | 7,751 | 9,025 | 9,340 | Jabiren | 8 | 74816 |
| 62.11.03 | Kahayan Tengah | 1,094.31 | 7,384 | 8,782 | 8,950 | Bukit Rawi | 14 | 74862 |
| 62.11.04 | Banama Tingang | 581.31 | 8,394 | 10,230 | 10,620 | Bawan | 15 | 74863 |
| Totals | 9,650.86 | 120,062 | 134,499 | 138,199 | Pulang Pisau | 99 |
Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang.
(c) Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.
Orangutan conservation
In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.
Climate
Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.
| Climate data for Pulang Pisau | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 283 (11.1) |
288 (11.3) |
284 (11.2) |
255 (10.0) |
234 (9.2) |
141 (5.6) |
114 (4.5) |
116 (4.6) |
141 (5.6) |
148 (5.8) |
230 (9.1) |
275 (10.8) |
2,509 (98.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6211)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Erwin Z. (April 2, 2015). "Central Kalimantan to Establish Orangutan Conservation".
- ^ "Climate: Pulang Pisau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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