Banjar Regency

{{Short description|Regency in South Kalimantan, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Banjar Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Banjar'' | other_name = | translit_lang1 = Other | translit_lang1_type1 = [[Jawi script|Jawi]] | translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر | settlement_type = [[Regency (Indonesia)|Regency]] | motto = ''Barakat'' (Blessings){{force singular}} | image_skyline = One_fine_morning_in_Tahura,_Mandiangin.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Sultan Adam Forrest Park | image_flag = | image_shield = Coats of arms of Banjar Regency.svg | image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Banjar.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | coordinates_region = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Indonesia]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[South Kalimantan]] | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = [[Martapura, South Kalimantan|Martapura]] | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Saidi Mansyur|lt=Saidi Mansyur|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Said Idrus|lt=Said Idrus|id}} | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 4668.50 | 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 2025 estimate | population_note = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303)</ref> | population_total = 595717 | 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 = +62 511 | website = {{URL|http://www.banjarkab.go.id/|banjarkab.go.id}} | footnotes = }}

[[File:Kantor Bupati Banjar.jpg|thumb|Banjar Regency government office]] [[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Soeria Winata regent van Martapura Borneo TMnr 10001606.jpg|thumb|Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during [[Dutch East Indies|colonial period]] in 1870.]]

'''Banjar Regency''' is one of the eleven [[Regencies of Indonesia|regencies]] in the [[Indonesia]]n [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[South Kalimantan]]; the [[Capital (political)|capital]] is [[Martapura, South Kalimantan|Martapura]]. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census,<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 565,635 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 595,717 (comprising 300,735 males and 294,982 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303)</ref> It lies immediately to the east of the city of [[Banjarmasin]] and north of the city of [[Banjarbaru]], which it surrounds on the latter's west, north and east sides; the regency capital of Martapura is immediately north of Banjarbaru, of which it is effectively an extension. This [[regency]] is noted for its [[diamond]] [[Mining|mine]]s and its people's religiosity (of [[Islam]]). Motto: ''"Barakat''" ([[Banjarese language|Banjarese]]:"Blessing").

==Administration== Until 20 April 1999, Banjar Regency included the large town of Banjarbaru, but on that date Banjarbaru was separated from the regency and created as an independent city. At the time of the 2010 Census, the residual Banjar Regency was divided into nineteen [[Districts of Indonesia|districts]] (''kecamatan''). Subsequently a twentieth district (Cintapuri Darussalam) was created by division from Simpang Empat District.

The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303)</ref> The table also includes the number of [[administrative village]]s in each district (a total of 277 rural ''desa'' and 13 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. For ease of reference these are grouped geographically into three sections - a western group adjacent to Banjarmasin City, a central or Martapura group immediately north of Banjarbaru City, and a much larger but more sparely-populated group to the east and north of Banjarbaru; this grouping has no administrative significance. Fourteen of the districts (including the entire Western and Martapura groups, and the western part of the third group) lie within the official [[List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia|Banjarbaru metropolitan area]].

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (''kecamatan'') || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010 || Pop'n Census 2020 || Pop'n Estimate mid 2025 ||Admin centre|| No. of villages ||Post code |- | 63.03.01 || Aluh-Aluh ||align="right"|82.48||align="right"|27,285||align="right"|28,363||align="right"|30,571||Aluh-Aluh Besar||align="center"|19||70655 |- | 63.03.13 || Beruntung Baru ||align="right"|61.42||align="right"|13,181||align="right"|14,254||align="right"|14,907||Kampung Baru||align="center"|12||70656 |- | 63.03.03 || Gambut ||align="right"|129.30||align="right"|35,956||align="right"|44,751||align="right"|47,578||Gambut||align="center"|14 (a) ||70652 |- | 63.03.02 || Kertak Hanyar ||align="right"|45.83||align="right"|38,909||align="right"|45,489||align="right"|43,352||Manarap Lama||align="center"|13 (b) ||70654 |- | 63.03.19 || Tatah Makmur ||align="right"|35.47||align="right"|10,974||align="right"|12,545||align="right"|13,633||Tampang Awang||align="center"|13||70650 |- | 63.03.04 || Sungai Tabuk (Tabuk River) ||align="right"|147.30||align="right"|56,869||align="right"|64,890||align="right"|64,036||Abumbun Jaya ||align="center"|21 (c) ||70653 |- | || ''Western group'' ||align="right"|''501.80''||align="right"|''183,174''||align="right"|''210,292''||align="right"|''214,077''|| ||align="center"|''92''|| |- | 63.03.05 || [[Martapura, South Kalimantan|Martapura]] (town) ||align="right"|42.03||align="right"|101,482||align="right"|121,153||align="right"|130,177||Bincau||align="center"|26 (d) ||70611 - 70619 (e) |- | 63.03.15 || Martapura Timur (East Martapura) ||align="right"|29.99||align="right"|29,200||align="right"|29,370||align="right"|31,113||Mekar||align="center"|20||70617 |- | 63.03.14 || Martapura Barat (West Martapura) ||align="right"|149.38||align="right"|16,972||align="right"|18,833||align="right"|19,774||Sungai Rangas||align="center"|13||70618 |- | || ''Martapura group'' ||align="right"|''221.40''||align="right"|''147,654''||align="right"|''169,356''||align="right"|''181,064''|| ||align="center"|''59''|| |- | 63.03.07 || [[Astambul]] ||align="right"|216.50||align="right"|33,009||align="right"|34,531||align="right"|36,996||Astambul||align="center"|22||70670 |- | 63.03.06 || Karang Intan ||align="right"|215.35||align="right"|30,679||align="right"|34,912||align="right"|37,696||Karang Intan||align="center"|26||70661 |- | 63.03.11 || Aranio (f) ||align="right"|1,166.35||align="right"|8,246||align="right"|8,982||align="right"|9,808||Aranio||align="center"|12||70671 |- | 63.03.10 || Sungai Pinang (f) (Pinang River) ||align="right"|458.65||align="right"|14,511||align="right"|13,938||align="right"|15,513||Sungai Pinang||align="center"|11||70678 |- | 63.03.17 || Paramasan (f) ||align="right"|560.85||align="right"|4,214||align="right"|3,755||align="right"|3,936||Paramasan Bawah||align="center"|4||70675 |- | 63.03.09 || Pengaron (f) ||align="right"|433.25||align="right"|15,764||align="right"|16,557||align="right"|18,313||Pengaron||align="center"|12||70668 |- | 63.03.16 || Sambung Makmur (f) ||align="right"|134.65||align="right"|10,562||align="right"|11,841||align="right"|13,540||Paramasan Bawah||align="center"|7||70677 |- | 63.03.12 || Mataraman ||align="right"|148.40||align="right"|23,662||align="right"|24,586||align="right"|25,346||Mataraman||align="center"|15||70672 |- | 63.03.08 || Simpang Empat ||align="right"|141.10||align="right"|33,033||align="right"|22,927||align="right"|24,671||Simpang Empat||align="center"|15||70653 -70673 |- | 63.03.18 || Telaga Bauntung (f) ||align="right"|158.00||align="right"|3,112||align="right"|3,322||align="right"|3,497||Lok Tanah ||align="center"|4||70673 |- | 63.03.20 || Cintapuri Darussalam ||align="right"|312.20||align="right"|(g)||align="right"|10,636||align="right"|11,260||Cintapuri||align="center"|11||70676 |- | || ''Eastern and northern group'' ||align="right"|''3,945.30''||align="right"|''176,011''||align="right"|''185,987''||align="right"|''200,576''|| ||align="center"|''139''|| |- | || '''''Totals''''' ||align="right"|''4,668.50''||align="right"|''506,839''||align="right"|''565,635''||align="right"|''595,717''||''Martapura''||align="center"|''290''|| |}

Note: (a) includes 2 ''kelurahan'' - Gambut and Gambut Barat. (b) includes 3 ''kelurahan'' - Kertak Hanyar I, Manarap Lama and Mandar Sari. (c) includes one ''kelurahan'' - the town of Sungai Tabuk. (d) includes 7 ''kelurahan'' - Jawa, Keraton, Murung Keraton, Pasayangan, Sekumpul, Sungai Paring and Tanjung Rema Darat. (e) except for the ''kelurahan'' of Sungai Paring, which has a postcode of 71213. (f) these six districts lie outside of the Banjarbaru metropolitan area; together this non-metropolitan "eastern" zone covers 2,911.75 km2 with a combined population of 64,607 as at mid 2025. (g) the 2010 population figure for Cintapuri Darussalam District is included in that for Simpang Empat District, from which it was subsequently split off.

==Tourist attractions== * [[Al-Karomah Great Mosque]] * [[Bincau Fish Pond]] * [[Cahaya Bumi Selamat Park]] * [[Lok Baintan Floating Market]] * [[Sultan Adam Cemetery]]

== See also == * [[Banjar people]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.banjarkab.go.id/}}

[[Category:Regencies of South Kalimantan]] [[Category:Barito basin]]