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Tapin Regency

Coordinates: 2°55′00″S 115°02′00″E / 2.9167°S 115.0333°E / -2.9167; 115.0333
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Tapin Regency
Regency
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Coat of arms of Tapin Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Barelok
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalRantau
Area
 • Total
2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
197,893
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 517
Websitetapinkab.go.id
Tapin Regency

Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The regency was created on 14 July 1965 by splitting off the districts which had until then comprised the southern part of South Hulu Sungai Regency. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and this is also shared by another Indonesian province (East Kalimantan). It covers an area of 2,174.95 km2 and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 Census[2] and 189,475 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 197,893 (comprising 99,527 males and 98,366 females).[1] The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Rantau (in Bungur District).

Administrative districts

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Tapin Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their present areas and their 2010[2] and 2020 Census[3] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 126 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
63.05.01 Binuang 132.39 27,281 31,258 32,536 Binuang 11 (a) 71183
63.05.12 Hatungun 95.60 8,023 9,256 9,912 Hatungun 8 71184
63.05.02 Tapin Selatan
(South Tapin)		 153.44 17,990 20,369 21,282 Tambarangan 11 (b) 71181
63.05.11 Salam Babaris 72.80 11,063 11,858 12,583 Salam Babaris 6 71185
63.05.03 Tapin Tengah
(Central Tapin)		 309.56 17,635 21,195 21,523 Pematang Karangan Hulu 17 71161
63.05.09 Bungur 91.26 11,625 13,246 14,404 Bungur 12 71153
63.05.08 Piani 200.09 5,361 5,770 6,334 Miawa 8 71191
63.05.10 Lokpaikat 93.89 8,904 11,580 12,396 Lokpaikat 9 (c) 71154
63.05.04 Tapin Utara
(North Tapin)		 32.34 23,193 25,396 26,054 Rangda Malingkung 16 (d) 71111
- 71114
63.05.07 Bakarangan 62.57 8,621 10,047 10,978 Bakarangan 12 71152
63.05.05 Candi Laras Selatan (South Candi Laras) 249.61 12,060 12,362 12,459 Baringin 12 71162
63.05.06 Candi Laras Utara (North Candi Laras) 681.40 16,121 17,138 17,283 Margasan Ilir 13 71171
Totals 2,174.95 167,877 189,475 197,893 Rantau 135

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Binuang, Karangan Putih and Raya Belanti. (b) includes one kelurahan - Tambarangan.
(c) includes one kelurahan - Bitahan. (d) includes 4 kelurahan - Kupang, Rangda Malingkung, Rangda Kanan and Rangda Kiwa.

Climate

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Rantau, the seat of the regency has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June.

Climate data for Rantau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 347
(13.7) 		318
(12.5) 		341
(13.4) 		250
(9.8) 		198
(7.8) 		129
(5.1) 		121
(4.8) 		113
(4.4) 		109
(4.3) 		189
(7.4) 		269
(10.6) 		351
(13.8) 		2,735
(107.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tapin Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6305)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Rantau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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