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Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census, and 565,635 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 595,717 (comprising 300,735 males and 294,982 females). It lies immediately to the east of the city of Banjarmasin and north of the city of Banjarbaru, which it surrounds on the latter's west, north and east sides; the regency capital of Martapura is immediately north of Banjarbaru, of which it is effectively an extension. This regency is noted for its diamond miness and its people's religiosity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese:"Blessing").

Administration

Until 20 April 1999, Banjar Regency included the large town of Banjarbaru, but on that date Banjarbaru was separated from the regency and created as an independent city. At the time of the 2010 Census, the residual Banjar Regency was divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently a twentieth district (Cintapuri Darussalam) was created by division from Simpang Empat District.

The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 277 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan), and its post code. For ease of reference these are grouped geographically into three sections - a western group adjacent to Banjarmasin City, a central or Martapura group immediately north of Banjarbaru City, and a much larger but more sparely-populated group to the east and north of Banjarbaru; this grouping has no administrative significance. Fourteen of the districts (including the entire Western and Martapura groups, and the western part of the third group) lie within the official Banjarbaru metropolitan area.

Kode Wilayah

Name ofDistrict(kecamatan)

Area inkm2

Pop'nCensus2010

Pop'nCensus2020

Pop'nEstimate mid 2025

Admincentre

No. ofvillages

Postcode

63.03.01

Aluh-Aluh

82.48

27,285

28,363

30,571

Aluh-Aluh Besar

19

70655

63.03.13

Beruntung Baru

61.42

13,181

14,254

14,907

Kampung Baru

12

70656

63.03.03

Gambut

129.30

35,956

44,751

47,578

Gambut

14 (a)

70652

63.03.02

Kertak Hanyar

45.83

38,909

45,489

43,352

Manarap Lama

13 (b)

70654

63.03.19

Tatah Makmur

35.47

10,974

12,545

13,633

Tampang Awang

13

70650

63.03.04

Sungai Tabuk (Tabuk River)

147.30

56,869

64,890

64,036

Abumbun Jaya

21 (c)

70653

Western group

501.80

183,174

210,292

214,077

92

63.03.05

Martapura (town)

42.03

101,482

121,153

130,177

Bincau

26 (d)

70611- 70619 (e)

63.03.15

Martapura Timur (East Martapura)

29.99

29,200

29,370

31,113

Mekar

20

70617

63.03.14

Martapura Barat (West Martapura)

149.38

16,972

18,833

19,774

Sungai Rangas

13

70618

Martapura group

221.40

147,654

169,356

181,064

59

63.03.07

Astambul

216.50

33,009

34,531

36,996

Astambul

22

70670

63.03.06

Karang Intan

215.35

30,679

34,912

37,696

Karang Intan

26

70661

63.03.11

Aranio (f)

1,166.35

8,246

8,982

9,808

Aranio

12

70671

63.03.10

Sungai Pinang (f) (Pinang River)

458.65

14,511

13,938

15,513

Sungai Pinang

11

70678

63.03.17

Paramasan (f)

560.85

4,214

3,755

3,936

Paramasan Bawah

4

70675

63.03.09

Pengaron (f)

433.25

15,764

16,557

18,313

Pengaron

12

70668

63.03.16

Sambung Makmur (f)

134.65

10,562

11,841

13,540

Paramasan Bawah

7

70677

63.03.12

Mataraman

148.40

23,662

24,586

25,346

Mataraman

15

70672

63.03.08

Simpang Empat

141.10

33,033

22,927

24,671

Simpang Empat

15

70653-70673

63.03.18

Telaga Bauntung (f)

158.00

3,112

3,322

3,497

Lok Tanah

4

70673

63.03.20

Cintapuri Darussalam

312.20

(g)

10,636

11,260

Cintapuri

11

70676

Eastern and northern group

3,945.30

176,011

185,987

200,576

139

Totals

4,668.50

506,839

565,635

595,717

Martapura

290

Note: (a) includes 2 kelurahan - Gambut and Gambut Barat. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Kertak Hanyar I, Manarap Lama and Mandar Sari. (c) includes one kelurahan - the town of Sungai Tabuk. (d) includes 7 kelurahan - Jawa, Keraton, Murung Keraton, Pasayangan, Sekumpul, Sungai Paring and Tanjung Rema Darat. (e) except for the kelurahan of Sungai Paring, which has a postcode of 71213. (f) these six districts lie outside of the Banjarbaru metropolitan area; together this non-metropolitan "eastern" zone covers 2,911.75km2 with a combined population of 64,607 as at mid 2025. (g) the 2010 population figure for Cintapuri Darussalam District is included in that for Simpang Empat District, from which it was subsequently split off.

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