Pulang Pisau Regency
Kabupaten Pulang Pisau
Coat of arms of Pulang Pisau Regency
Motto(s): 
"Handep Hapakat"
Ngaju language: "Agreed upon Mutual Cooperation, Help, and Consensus"
Location within Central Kalimantan
Location within Central Kalimantan
Pulang Pisau Regency is located in Kalimantan
Pulang Pisau Regency
Pulang Pisau Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Pulang Pisau Regency is located in Indonesia
Pulang Pisau Regency
Pulang Pisau Regency
Pulang Pisau Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°07′07″S 113°51′44″E / 3.1186°S 113.8623°E / -3.1186; 113.8623
CountryIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
ProvinceCentral Kalimantan
CapitalPulang Pisau
Government
  RegentEdy Pratowo
  Vice RegentPudjirustaty Narang
Area
  Total3,730 sq mi (9,650 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total136,221
  Density37/sq mi (14/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code(+62) 513
Websitepulangpisaukab.go.id

Pulang Pisau Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pulang Pisau) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas Regency. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. The population of Pulang Pisau Regency was 120,062 at the 2010 Census (an increase from 111,488 at the previous Census in 2000);[2] and 134,499 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 136,221.[1]

Administrative Districts

Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The two most northerly districts (Kahayan Tengah and Banama Tingang) are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 95 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan), 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
codes
62.11.02Kahayan Kuala1,155.0019,76419,87820,100Bahaur Basantan13 (a)74872
62.11.08Sebangau Kuala3,801.007,8608,3718,400Sebangau Permai874874
62.11.01Pandih Batu535.8619,74420,77021,000Pangkoh Hilir1674871
62.11.06Maliku413.1422,89826,06026,400Maliku Batu1574873
62.11.05Kahayan Hilir360.0026,26731,38331,900Pulang Pisau10 (b)(c)
62.11.07Jabiren Raya1,323.007,7519,0259,100Jabiren874816
62.11.03Kahayan Tengah783.007,3848,7828,900Bukit Rawi1474862
62.11.04Banama Tingang626.008,39410,23010,300Bawan1574863
Totals8,997.00120,062134,499136,221Pulang Pisau99

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang.
(c) Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.

Orangutan conservation

In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.[4]

Climate

Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

Climate data for Pulang Pisau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
31.2
(88.2)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
31.8
(89.2)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.9
(87.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 283
(11.1)
288
(11.3)
284
(11.2)
255
(10.0)
234
(9.2)
141
(5.6)
114
(4.5)
116
(4.6)
141
(5.6)
148
(5.8)
230
(9.1)
275
(10.8)
2,509
(98.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Pulang Pisau Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6211)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Erwin Z. (April 2, 2015). "Central Kalimantan to Establish Orangutan Conservation".
  5. "Climate: Pulang Pisau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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