{{Short description|Regency in South Kalimantan, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Balangan Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Balangan'' | other_name = | translit_lang1 = Other | translit_lang1_type1 = [[Jawi script|Jawi]] | translit_lang1_info1 = كابوڤاتين بالڠن | settlement_type = [[Regency (Indonesia)|Regency]] | motto = ''Sanggam'' <br> {{small|''"Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat"'' <br> (Willing To Work for the Sake of the People)}}{{force singular}} | image_skyline = Monumen Perjuangan Paringin.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Perjuangan Monument, Paringin | image_flag = | image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Balangan.png | image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Balangan.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Indonesia]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[South Kalimantan]] | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = [[Paringin]] | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Abdul Hadi (politikus)|lt=Abdul Hadi|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Akhmad Fauzi|lt=Akhmad Fauzi|id}} | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 1828.51 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_note = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)</ref> | population_total = 138950 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | grand total of population = | timezone = [[Time in Indonesia|WITA]] | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | area_code = | website = {{URL|http://www.balangankab.go.id/ |balangankab.go.id}} | footnotes = }} '''Balangan Regency''' is one of the [[Regencies of Indonesia|regencies]] in the [[Indonesia]]n [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[South Kalimantan]]. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of [[North Hulu Sungai Regency]]. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km<sup>2</sup>, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 138,950 (consisting of 70,480 males and 68,480 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)</ref> The capital is the town of [[Paringin]].
== Administrative districts == Balangan Regency consists of eight [[Districts of Indonesia|districts]] (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census,<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> together with the official estimates for mid-2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)</ref> The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of [[administrative village]]s in each district (a total of 154 rural ''desa'' and 3 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes.
{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode <br>Wilayah|| Name of<br>District<br>(''kecamatan'') || Area <br> in<br> km<sup>2</sup> || Pop'n<br>Census<br>2010|| Pop'n<br>Census<br>2020|| Pop'n<br>Estimate<br>mid 2024||Admin<br>centre||No.<br> of<br>villages||Post<br>codes |- | 63.11.05 ||Lampihong ||align="right"| 96.96 ||align="right"| 15,748||align="right"| 18,282||align="right"| 19,900||Lampihong Kiri||align="center"| 27||71661 |- | 63.11.04 || Batu Mandi ||align="right"| 147.96 ||align="right"| 16,129||align="right"| 18,831||align="right"| 20,180||Batumandi||align="center"| 18||71663 |- | 63.11.03 || Awayan ||align="right"| 142.57 ||align="right"| 12,048||align="right"| 13,775||align="right"| 14,920||Putat Basiun||align="center"| 23||71664 |- | 63.11.08 || Tebing Tinggi ||align="right"| 257.25 ||align="right"| 5,918||align="right"| 7,073||align="right"| 7,500||Tebing Tinggi||align="center"| 12||71667 |- | 63.11.06 || Paringin ||align="right"| 100.04 ||align="right"| 16,844||align="right"| 19,701||align="right"| 20,530||Paringin Kota||align="center"| 16 <sup>(a)</sup> ||71662 <sup>(b)</sup> |- | 63.11.07 || Paringin Selatan <br>(South Paringin) ||align="right"| 86.80 ||align="right"| 11,436||align="right"| 15,462||align="right"| 17,140||Batu Piring||align="center"| 16 <sup>(c)</sup> ||71662 <sup>(d)</sup> |- | 63.11.01 || Juai ||align="right"| 386.88 ||align="right"| 15,695||align="right"| 16,801||align="right"| 17,610||Mungkur Uyam||align="center"| 21||71665 |- | 63.11.02 || Halong ||align="right"| 659.84 ||align="right"| 18,612||align="right"| 20,430||align="right"| 21,260||Halong||align="center"| 24||71666 |- | || '''''Totals''''' ||align="right"| ''1,828.51'' ||align="right"| ''112,430''||align="right"| ''130,355''||align="right"| ''138,950''||''Paringin Kota''||align="center"| ''157''|| |}
Notes: (a) including 2 ''kelurahan'' - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616). <br>(c) including one ''kelurahan '' - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 71618).
==Climate== Paringin, the seat of the regency has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Paringin | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 29.5 | Feb high C = 30.0 | Mar high C = 30.3 | Apr high C = 30.6 | May high C = 30.6 | Jun high C = 30.3 | Jul high C = 30.2 | Aug high C = 30.9 | Sep high C = 31.1 | Oct high C = 31.3 | Nov high C = 30.6 | Dec high C = 30.0
| Jan mean C = 26.0 | Feb mean C = 26.3 | Mar mean C = 26.6 | Apr mean C = 26.8 | May mean C = 26.8 | Jun mean C = 26.4 | Jul mean C = 26.1 | Aug mean C = 26.6 | Sep mean C = 26.7 | Oct mean C = 27.0 | Nov mean C = 26.7 | Dec mean C = 26.4 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 22.6 | Feb low C = 22.7 | Mar low C = 22.9 | Apr low C = 23.0 | May low C = 23.1 | Jun low C = 22.5 | Jul low C = 22.1 | Aug low C = 22.3 | Sep low C = 22.4 | Oct low C = 22.7 | Nov low C = 22.8 | Dec low C = 22.8 |rain colour= |Jan rain mm=274 |Feb rain mm=265 |Mar rain mm=249 |Apr rain mm=219 |May rain mm=195 |Jun rain mm=152 |Jul rain mm=129 |Aug rain mm=102 |Sep rain mm=126 |Oct rain mm=148 |Nov rain mm=240 |Dec rain mm=308 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/539162/ |title = Climate: Paringin |publisher = Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 24 November 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.balangankab.go.id/}}
{{Regencies and cities of South Kalimantan }}
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