Tapin Regency
Regency
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Coat of arms of Tapin Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Barelok
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalRantau
Area
 • Total2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total194,628
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 517
Websitetapinkab.go.id
Tapin Regency

Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is the town of 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[2] and 189,475 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 194,628 (comprising 98,346 males and 96,782 females).[1] The administrative centre of the regency is at Rantau (in Bungur District).

Administrative districts

Tapin Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their present areas and their 2010[2] and 2020 Census[3] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 126 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

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
63.05.01Binuang132.3927,28131,25832,191Binuang11 (a)71183
63.05.12Hatungun95.608,0239,2569,545Hatungun871184
63.05.02Tapin Selatan
(South Tapin)		153.4417,99020,36920,928Tambarangan11 (b)71181
63.05.11Salam Babaris72.8011,06311,85812,055Salam Babaris671185
63.05.03Tapin Tengah
(Central Tapin)		309.5617,63521,19522,030Pematang Karangan Hulu1771161
63.05.09Bungur91.2611,62513,24613,627Bungur1271153
63.05.08Piani200.095,3615,7705,871Miawa871191
63.05.10Lokpaikat93.898,90411,58012,221Lokpaikat9 (c)71154
63.05.04Tapin Utara
(North Tapin)		32.3423,19325,39625,925Rangda Malingkung16 (d)71111
- 71114
63.05.07Bakarangan62.578,62110,04710,381Bakarangan1271152
63.05.05Candi Laras Selatan (South Candi Laras)249.6112,06012,36212,459Baringin1271162
63.05.06Candi Laras Utara (North Candi Laras)681.4016,12117,13817,395Margasan Ilir1371171
Totals2,174.95167,877189,475194,628Rantau135

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Binuang, Karangan Putih and Raya Belanti. (b) includes one kelurahan - Tambarangan.
(c) includes one kelurahan - Bitahan. (d) includes 4 kelurahan - Kupang, Rangda Malingkung, Rangda Kanan and Rangda Kiwa.

Climate

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tapin Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6305)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Rantau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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