Banjar Regency

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Banjar Regency
Regency
Official seal of Banjar Regency
Seal
Motto: Barakat
Lokasi Kalimantan Selatan Kabupaten Banjar.svg
Country Indonesia
Province South Kalimantan
Capital Martapura
Area
 • Total 4,668 km2 (1,802 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 546,990
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
Area code(s) +62 511
Website www.banjarkab.go.id
Banjar Regency government office
Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during colonial period in 1870.

Banjar Regency is one of the nine regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 546,990. This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiousity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese="Blessing").

Administration

Banjar Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their population at the 2010 Census:[2]

Tourist attractions

See also

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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