Paser Regency

Coordinates: 1°45′18.37″S 115°36′14.5″E / 1.7551028°S 115.604028°E / -1.7551028; 115.604028
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Paser Regency
Kabupaten Paser
UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 543
Websitepaserkab.go.id

Paser Regency is a regency (kabupaten) within

Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 7,730 km2, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census[2] and 275,452 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2022 was 280,065 (comprising 145,616 males and 134,449 females).[1]
Before 2007, this regency was formerly named Pasir Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pasir).

Boundaries

Administrative districts

Following the separation of the districts in the northeast to form the new

administrative villages
in each district (totalling 5 urban kelurahan and 139 rural desa), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
64.01.01 Batu Sopang 1,111.38 22,540 26,867 25,742 Batu Kajang 9 76252
64.01.10 Muara Samu 855.25 4,221 6,855 6,796 Muser 9 76250
64.01.09 Batu Engau 1,507.26 11,662 16,969 17,257 Kerang 13 76261
64.01.02 Tanjung Harapan (a) 714.05 7,720 8,856 9,552 Tanjung Aru 7 76260
64.01.03 Paser Belengkong 990.11 23,543 28,595 29,692 Pasir Belengkong 15 76271
64.01.04
Tanah Grogot
(b)
335.58 63,311 76,344 78,339 Tanah Grogot (c) 17 76251
64.01.05 Kuaro 747.30 23,934 29,188 27,960 Kuaro (c) 14 76281
64.01.06 Long Ikis (d) 1,204.22 36,701 41,147 42,493 Long Ikis (c) 27 76282
64.01.07 Muara Komam 1,753.40 12,459 13,056 13,260 Muara Koman (c) 14 76253
64.01.08 Long Kali 2,385.39 24,225 27,575 28,974 Long Kali (c) 24 76283
Totals 11,603.94 230,316 275,452 280,065 Tanah Grogot 144

Note: (a) including the offshore islands of Pulau Batukapal, Pulau Burung and Pulau Merayap.
(b) including the offshore islands of Pulau Rantau Besar and Pulau Rantau Kecil ("Great and Little Rantau Islands").
(c) includes one urban kelurahan (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.

Climate data for Tana Paser
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.4
(84.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)
258
(10.2)
358
(14.1)
322
(12.7)
213
(8.4)
210
(8.3)
201
(7.9)
117
(4.6)
118
(4.6)
129
(5.1)
210
(8.3)
303
(11.9)
2,746
(108.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Tana Paser". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.