{{Infobox settlement |name = Kuala Kurun |native_name = Kuala Kurun |native_name_lang = id |settlement_type = Regency seat |image_skyline = Duhung Roundabout Monument.png |imagesize = 250px |image_alt = |image_caption = Duhung Roundabout Monument in Kuala Kurun |motto = "Habangkalan Penyang Karuhei Tatau"<br/><small>Ngaju language: "Determination, passion, and effort to be prosperous"</small> |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Indonesia Central Kalimantan#Indonesia |pushpin_label = Kuala Kurun |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |pushpin_label_position = left |coordinates = {{coord|-1.101614|113.866383|display=title,inline|format=dms}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Indonesia |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Central Kalimantan |subdivision_type2 = Regency |subdivision_name2 = Gunung Mas Regency |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Kurun |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |seat_type = |seat = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |governing_body = |unit_pref = Metric |area_total_km2 = 121 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 73 |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = 2021 |population_total = 12,870<ref name="BPS"/> |population_density_km2 = 106.36 |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = Western Indonesian Time |utc_offset = +7 |postal_code = 74511 |postal_code_type = Postal code |area_code = +62537 }} '''Kuala Kurun''' (abbreviated: '''KKN'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://journal.unair.ac.id/download-fullpapers-17.%20SNI%207657-2010%20Singkatan%20nama%20kota.pdf | title = Singkatan Nama Kota (''Abbreviation of City Names'') | page = 10 | accessdate = 1 December 2022 | language = id}}</ref>), a sub-district in the district of Kurun, is the regency seat of Gunung Mas Regency and also one of the towns in Central Kalimantan. This town is located 163 km north of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. The population of this town is roughly 12,870 people as of 2021.<ref name="BPS">{{cite web | url = https://gumaskab.bps.go.id/publication/2022/09/26/9e1f9594d7679affa8f4ff19/kecamatan-kurun-dalam-angka-2022.html | title = Kurun District in Figures 2022 | language = id | publisher = Gunung Mas Central Bureau of Statistics | accessdate = 9 January 2023}}</ref>
== Geography == {{Climate chart |Kuala Kurun, Central Kalimantan |23.0|30.9|341 |23.1|31.2|293 |23.1|31.0|341 |23.3|30.9|327 |23.4|31.2|281 |23.1|31.0|220 |22.7|30.8|171 |23.2|31.5|145 |23.6|32.3|174 |23.3|31.7|270 |23.2|31.0|344 |23.1|30.8|335 |source=Climate-Data.org<ref> {{cite web | url = https://en.climate-data.org/asia/indonesia/central-kalimantan/kuala-kurun-592624/ | title = Kuala Kurun, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia | publisher = Climate-Data.org | accessdate = 6 January 2022}}</ref> & BMKG<ref>{{cite web | url = https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UQbN0cmShups7_PTwD7nbdW9NunlxyAn/view?usp=sharing | title = Buku Prakiraan Musim Hujan 2022/2023 di Indonesia – Rainfall Normal of Kuala Kurun in the year 1991-2020 | publisher = Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency | page = 95 | language = id | accessdate = 5 January 2022}}</ref> |float=right |clear=both}} Kuala Kurun is located 1.101614 S and 113.866383 E. The town is located to the north of Palangka Raya, the capital of Central Kalimantan with the distance about 163 km. The total area of this town is around 121 km² which makes it roughly 1.12% of the total area of Gunung Mas Regency.<ref name="BPS"/><ref name="Profile">{{cite web | url = https://sippa.ciptakarya.pu.go.id/sippa_online/ws_file/dokumen_usulan/rispam/RISPAM_34ac19a76aef86b5f0f2f8c5e05ffd968645842f.pdf | title = Profil Geografis Kabupaten Gunung Mas | accessdate = 12 January 2023 | publisher = Kementerian PU | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220328105332/https://sippa.ciptakarya.pu.go.id/sippa_online/ws_file/dokumen_usulan/rispam/RISPAM_34ac19a76aef86b5f0f2f8c5e05ffd968645842f.pdf | archive-date = 28 March 2022 | language = id}}</ref>
Kuala Kurun is crossed by several rivers, but the main one is Kahayan River which also one of the most important rivers in Central Kalimantan. This town is situated on a quite hilly land to the south of Schwaner mountains and to north of Central Kalimantan lowlands. The altitude of this town is 73 metres above sea level. Due to its adjacency to the equator, this town experiences tropical equatorial climate (''Af'') with huge amounts of rainfall all year long, constant high humidity and warm-to-hot temperature.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
== Demographics == The population of Kuala Kurun as of 2021 is about 12,870 inhabitants which represents 38.6% of the population of Kurun district and 9.5% of the entire population of Gunung Mas Regency. The population density of this town is roughly 106.36/km². As of 2021, there are 4,052 households and the average household size is about 3.2 people. The sex ratio of Kuala Kurun is 107 which means there are 107 males to every 100 females.<ref name="BPS"/>
== Education == As of 2021, there are seven primary schools (five public schools & two private school), three middle schools (one public & two private schools), three high schools (one public school & two private schools), and two vocational schools (one public school & one private school).<ref name="BPS"/>
== Facilities == For health facility, Kuala Kurun recently has one general hospital, six pharmacies, and one public health centre. For economic facilities, this town currently has three shopping complexes, two markets, four minimarkets, four banks, and twelve restaurants. Kuala Kurun has also 35 religious facilities, those are fourteen Islamic religious facilities, twenty Christian churches, and one Hindu/Kaharingan temple.<ref name="BPS"/> This town is also served by the Sangkalemu Kuala Kurun Airport which located at neighboring sub-district of Tampang Tumbang Anjir.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://hubud.dephub.go.id/hubud/website/BandaraDetail.php?id=211 | title = Data Bandar Udara Kuala Kurun (Kuala Kurun Airport Profile) | lang = id | accessdate = 20 September 2023 | publisher = Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Populated places in Central Kalimantan Category:Regency seats of Central Kalimantan Category:Gunung Mas Regency
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