Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Rantau. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and it is also shared by another Indonesian province East Kalimantan. It covers an area of 2,174.95 km2 and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 Census and 181,372 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 191,372.[2]
Tapin Regency | |
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Regency | |
![]() Bungur district office in Tapin Regency | |
Motto(s): Barelok | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Kalimantan |
Capital | Rantau |
Area | |
• Total | 2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 191,372 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Area code(s) | +62 517 |
Website | tapinkab.go.id |
Tapin Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their present areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations, together with the latest (as at 2019) official estimates.[3] The table includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.
Name | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2015 | Pop'n Estimate 2019 | No. of vill. | Post code |
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Binuang | 132.39 | 27,281 | 30,008 | 31,744 | 11 | 71183 |
Hatungun | 95.60 | 8,023 | 8,627 | 9,204 | 8 | 71184 |
Tapin Selatan (South Tapin) | 153.44 | 17,990 | 19,747 | 20,906 | 11 | 71181 |
Salam Babaris | 72.80 | 11,063 | 11,980 | 12,613 | 6 | 71185 |
Tapin Tengah (Central Tapin) | 309.56 | 17,635 | 18,713 | 19,616 | 17 | 71161 |
Bungur | 91.26 | 11,625 | 12,869 | 13,754 | 12 | 71153 |
Piani | 200.09 | 5,361 | 5,812 | 6,104 | 8 | 71191 |
Lokpaikat | 93.89 | 8,904 | 9,709 | 10,221 | 9 | 71154 |
Tapin Utara (North Tapin) | 32.34 | 23,193 | 24,927 | 26,693 | 16 | 71111 -71114 |
Bakarangan | 62.57 | 8,621 | 9,329 | 9.638 | 12 | 71152 |
Candi Laras Selatan (South Candi Laras) | 249.61 | 12,060 | 12,891 | 13,234 | 12 | 71162 |
Candi Laras Utara (North Candi Laras) | 681.40 | 16,121 | 17,166 | 17,645 | 13 | 71171 |
Totals | 2,174.95 | 167,877 | 181,778 | 191,372 | 135 |
Rantau, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June.
Climate data for Rantau | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 347 (13.7) |
318 (12.5) |
341 (13.4) |
250 (9.8) |
198 (7.8) |
129 (5.1) |
121 (4.8) |
113 (4.4) |
109 (4.3) |
189 (7.4) |
269 (10.6) |
351 (13.8) |
2,735 (107.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
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