North Barito Regency

North Barito Regency (Kabupaten Barito Utara)
Regency
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Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	Central Kalimantan
Capital	Muara Taweh
Area
• Total	3,200 sq mi (8,300 km2)
Population (2014)
• Total	130,178
• Density	41/sq mi (16/km2)

North Barito Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Barito Utara) is one of the thirteen regencies which divide the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. Muara Taweh is the capital of North Barito Regency. The population of North Barito Regency was 121,573 at the 2010 Census, but the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 130,178.

Administrative Districts

North Barito Regency consists of six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

District	Population 2010 Census
Montalat	10,604
Gunung Timang	10,029
Gunung Purei	2,426
Teweh Timur (East Teweh)	7,221
Teweh Tengah (Central Teweh)	69,941
Lahei	21,352

Demographics

Religion as of the Indonesia 2010 census:

• Muslim 71.3%
• Protestant 11.6%
• Roman Catholic 5.0%
• Hindu 0.1%
• Buddhist 0.0%
• Confucian 0.0%
• Other 11.8%
• Not stated or not asked 0.2%

Airports

A new airport is built by Muara Taweh now and predicted initial operation in 2013. The airport covers 180 hectares area and will has 2,250 metres length and 30 metres width of runway to accommodate wide body aircraft. The new airport will replace Beringin Airport which cannot be expanded.