North Barito Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Barito Utara) is one of the thirteen regencies which divide the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. Muara Teweh (in Tewar Tengah District) is the capital of North Barito Regency, which covers an area of 8,300 km². The population of North Barito Regency was 121,573 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 154,800 at the 2020 Census.[3]

North Barito Regency Kabupaten Barito Utara
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Central Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 0.9833°S 115.1000°E / -0.9833; 115.1000
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	Central Kalimantan
Capital	Muara Teweh
Government
• Regent	Nadalsyah
• Vice Regent	Ompie Herby
Area
• Total	3,200 sq mi (8,300 km2)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Total	154,800
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 519
Website	baritoutarakab.go.id

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, North Barito Regency consisted of six districts (kecamatan), but three additional districts were subsequently created by the splitting of existing districts. All nine are tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The 2020 Census totals are rounded to the nearest 100 people. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Note: (a) except the village of Melayu (with a post code of 73811) and the village of Lanjas (with a post code of 73812). (b) the 2010 populations of the new Tewar Baru and Tewar Selatan Districts are included in the figure for Tewar Tengah District, from which they were split off (Tewar Baru District also acquired three villages from Tewar Timur District).
(c) except the village of Jambu (with a post code of 73813) and the villages of Gandring, Liangbuah and Panaen (with a post code of 73881). (d) the 2010 population of the new Lahei Barat District is included in the figure for Lahai District, from which it was split off.

Demographics

Religion as of the Indonesia 2010 census:[8]

• Muslim 71.3%
• Protestant 11.6%
• Roman Catholic 5.0%
• Hindu 0.1%
• Buddhist 0.0%
• Confucian 0.0%
• Other 11.8%
• Not stated or not asked 0.2%

Airports

A new airport was built by Muara Teweh for a predicted initial operation in 2013. The airport covers 180 hectares area and will has 2,250 metres length and 30 metres width of runway to accommodate wide body aircraft. The new airport was built to replace Beringin Airport which cannot be expanded.[9] Haji Muhammad Sidik Airport (IATA: HMS, ICAO: WAGB) is an airport located at Trinsing, South Teweh, North Barito Regency. The airport was inaugurated by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on 30 March 2021.

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