{{Short description|Regency in East Kalimantan, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Paser Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Paser'' | native_name_lang = id | image_skyline = Masjid_Agung_Nurul_Falah,_Paser.jpg | image_caption = Nurul Falah Grand Mosque | image_flag = | image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Paser.tif | nickname = | motto = ''Daya Taka'' (Paser)<br><small>"The determination of the community will continue to fight with enthusiasm, sincerity and piety to work with their own abilities"</small> | image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Timur Kabupaten Paser.svg | map_caption = Location within East Kalimantan | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | coordinates = {{coord|1|26|6.61|S|116|14|7.26|E|type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = East Kalimantan | seat_type = Capital | seat = Tana Paser | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Fahmi Fadli|lt=Fahmi Fadli|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Ikhwan Antasari|lt=Ikhwan Antasari|id}} | area_total_km2 = 11603.94 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | elevation_m = 0 | population_total = 315033 | population_as_of = mid 2025 estimate <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = | population_metro = | timezone = ICST | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | website = {{URL|paserkab.go.id/|paserkab.go.id}} | footnotes = | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+62) 543 | settlement_type = Regency }} '''Paser Regency''' ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Paser}}; {{IPA|id|kabuˌpat̪ɛn ˈpasɛr|pron}}) is the southernmost regency in the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 26 June 1959 from the northern parts of Kotabaru. It was previously known as '''Pasir Regency''' until its renaming on 22 August 2007.<ref name="PP 49/2007"/> Its northeastern districts were split off on 10 April 2002 to form the new Penajam North Paser Regency. The residual regency covers an area of 11,603.94 km<sup>2</sup>, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 275,452 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 315,033 (comprising 49.134% males and 50.866% females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)</ref> Its administrative centre is the town of Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot).
== History == thumb|Map of {{ill|Onderafdeeling Pasir|id}} thumb|Former coat of arms until renaming in 2007 On 26 June 1959, Pasir was first established as a regency in East Kalimantan, after being separated from Kotabaru in South Kalimantan, for "historic and social-economic reasons". At the time of its formation, it originally consisted of four districts as mentioned: Central Pasir, North Pasir (not to be confused with Penajam North Paser), Pasir Hulu, and South Pasir.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/51518/uu-no-27-tahun-1959|title=UU No. 27 Tahun 1959|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref> Meanwhile, it largely inherited the borders from {{ill|Onderafdeeling Pasir|id}}, with the exception of parts south of modern East Kalimantan–South Kalimantan border (still part of Kotabaru till this day). Little are known the archives relating to its separation from South Kalimantan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaltimfaktual.co/arsip-tentang-pisahnya-paser-dengan-kalsel-masih-minim/|title=Arsip tentang Pisahnya Paser dengan Kalsel Masih Minim|website=kaltimfaktual.co|access-date=2025-12-28}}</ref>
Twenty-eight years later, on 13 October 1987, Pasir annexed the district of Penajam, then known as Balikpapan Seberang.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/64196/pp-no-21-tahun-1987|title=PP No. 21 Tahun 1987|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2024-08-23}}</ref> Four northeastern districts, namely Penajam, Sepaku (created in 1996), Waru, and Babulu (also created in 1996), were later separated on 10 April 2002 to form Penajam North Paser.<ref name="UU 7/2002">{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/44430/uu-no-7-tahun-2002|title=UU No. 7 Tahun 2002|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref> On 22 August 2007, Pasir was officially renamed to Paser by the regional government.<ref name="PP 49/2007">{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/4771|title=PP No. 49 Tahun 2007|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2025-01-22}}</ref>
== Boundaries == * North : West Kutai Regency and Penajam North Paser Regency * East : Makassar Strait * South : Kota Baru Regency * West : Balangan Regency, Tabalong Regency, and North Barito Regency
== Administrative districts == Following the separation of the districts in the northeast to form the new Penajam North Paser Regency on 10 April 2002, the residual Paser Regency is now divided into ten districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated 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 of mid 2025.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)</ref> The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 5 urban ''kelurahan'' and 139 rural ''desa''), and its postal codes.
Proposals have been under consideration for the existing regency to be split in two, with separate regencies being formed for South Paser and for Central Paser. The proposed South Paser Regency ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Paser Selatan}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liputan6.com/regional/read/4966763/jalan-panjang-perjuangan-usulan-dob-kabupaten-paser-selatan|title=Jalan Panjang Perjuangan Usulan DOB Kabupaten Paser Selatan|date=2022-05-21|last=Apriyanto|publisher=Liputan 6|access-date=2023-05-24|archive-date=2023-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527105945/https://www.liputan6.com/regional/read/4966763/jalan-panjang-perjuangan-usulan-dob-kabupaten-paser-selatan}}</ref> would comprise five districts in the south and west (specifically Batu Sopang, Muara Komam, Muara Samu, Batu Engau and Tanjung Harapan) with its capital at Batu Sopang, a combined area of 5,941.34 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 86,886 as at mid 2025. The proposed Central Paser Regency ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Paser Tengah}})<ref>{{Cite journal|title=PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT KABUPATEN PASER TERHADAP WACANA PEMEKARAN KABUPATEN PASER TENGAH DARI KABUPATEN PASER|journal=eJournal Ilmu Pemerintahan|url=https://ejournal.ip.fisip-unmul.ac.id/site/?p=2914|last=Sulistyowati|first=Hikmah|issue=4|volume=6|publisher=FISIP Universitas Mulawarman|year=2018|access-date=2023-06-07|archive-date=2023-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607194827/https://ejournal.ip.fisip-unmul.ac.id/site/?p=2914}}</ref> would comprise five districts in the centre and east (specifically Long Kali, Long Ikis, Kuaro, Tanah Grogot and Pasir Belonglong) with its capital at Kuaro, a combined area of 5,662.60 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 228,147 as at mid 2025.
{| 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 2025||Admin<br>centre||No.<br>of<br>villages ||Post<br>code |- | 64.01.01 || Batu Sopang <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batu Sopang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401010)</ref> ||align="right"|1,111.38||align="right"|22,540||align="right"|26,867||align="right"|30,817||Batu Kajang||align="center"|9||76252 |- | 64.01.10 || Muara Samu <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Samu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401011)</ref> ||align="right"|855.25||align="right"|4,221||align="right"|6,855||align="right"|8,242||Muser||align="center"|9||76250 |- | 64.01.09 || Batu Engau <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batu Engau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401021)</ref> ||align="right"|1,507.26||align="right"|11,662||align="right"|16,969||align="right"|22,123||Kerang||align="center"|13||76261 |- | 64.01.02 || Tanjung Harapan <sup>(a)</sup> <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tanjung Harapan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401022)</ref> || align="right" |714.05||align="right"|7,720||align="right"|8,856||align="right"|10,946||Tanjung Aru||align="center"|7||76260 |- | 64.01.03 || Paser Belengkong <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Paser Belengkong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401030)</ref> ||align="right"|990.11||align="right"|23,543||align="right"|28,595||align="right"|32,298||Pasir Belengkong||align="center"|15||76271 |- | 64.01.04 || Tanah Grogot <sup>(b)</sup> <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tanah Grogot Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401040)</ref> || align="right" |335.58||align="right"|63,311||align="right"|76,344||align="right"|88,841||Tanah Grogot||align="center"|<sup>(c)</sup> 17||76251 |- | 64.01.05 || Kuaro<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kuaro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401050)</ref> || align="right" |747.30||align="right"|23,934||align="right"|29,188||align="right"|32,572||Kuaro||align="center"|<sup>(c)</sup> 14||76281 |- | 64.01.06 || Long Ikis <sup>(d)</sup> <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Long Ikis Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401060)</ref> || align="right" |1,204.22||align="right"|36,701||align="right"|41,147||align="right"|44,993||Long Ikis||align="center"|<sup>(c)</sup> 27||76282 |- | 64.01.07 || Muara Komam<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Komam Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401070)</ref> || align="right" |1,753.40||align="right"|12,459||align="right"|13,056||align="right"|14,758||Muara Koman||align="center"|<sup>(c)</sup> 14||76253 |- | 64.01.08 || Long Kali <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Long Kali Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401080)</ref> ||align="right"|2,385.39||align="right"|24,225||align="right"|27,575||align="right"|29,443||Long Kali||align="center"|<sup>(c)</sup> 24||76283 |- | || '''''Totals''''' ||align="right"|''11,603.94''||align="right"|''230,316''||align="right"|''275,452''||align="right"|''315,033''||''Tanah Grogot''||align="center"|''144''|| |}
Note: (a) including the offshore islands of ''Pulau Batukapal'', ''Pulau Burung'' and ''Pulau Merayap''. <br>(b) including the offshore islands of ''Pulau Rantau Besar'' and ''Pulau Rantau Kecil'' ("Great and Little Rantau Islands"). <br>(c) includes one urban ''kelurahan'' - the district admin centre (the rest being ''desa''). (d) including the offshore island of ''Pulau Bansik''.
==Climate== Tana Paser has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Tana Paser | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 29.6 | Feb high C = 30.1 | Mar high C = 30.2 | Apr high C = 30.3 | May high C = 30.2 | Jun high C = 29.8 | Jul high C = 29.4 | Aug high C = 30.0 | Sep high C = 30.3 | Oct high C = 30.7 | Nov high C = 30.2 | Dec high C = 29.8
| Jan mean C = 26.2 | Feb mean C = 26.5 | Mar mean C = 26.5 | Apr mean C = 26.7 | May mean C = 26.7 | Jun mean C = 26.4 | Jul mean C = 25.9 | Aug mean C = 26.3 | Sep mean C = 26.6 | Oct mean C = 26.9 | Nov mean C = 26.5 | Dec mean C = 26.3 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 22.8 | Feb low C = 22.9 | Mar low C = 22.9 | Apr low C = 23.1 | May low C = 23.3 | Jun low C = 23.0 | Jul low C = 22.5 | Aug low C = 22.7 | Sep low C = 22.9 | Oct low C = 23.1 | Nov low C = 22.9 | Dec low C = 22.9 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm=307 |Feb rain mm=258 |Mar rain mm=358 |Apr rain mm=322 |May rain mm=213 |Jun rain mm=210 |Jul rain mm=201 |Aug rain mm=117 |Sep rain mm=118 |Oct rain mm=129 |Nov rain mm=210 |Dec rain mm=303 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/979567/ |title = Climate: Tana Paser |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 24 November 2020}}</ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Geographic location | Centre = Paser Regency | North = West Kutai | Northeast = Penajam North Paser | East = Makassar Strait | Southeast = Makassar Strait | South = Kota Baru Regency | Southwest = Tabalong Regency | West = Tabalong Regency | Northwest = East Barito Regency | image = }}
{{East Kalimantan}}
Category:Paser Regency