Balangan Regency

Balangan Regency
(Kabupaten Balangan)
Regency
Coat of arms of Balangan Regency (Kabupaten Balangan)
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Sanggam
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalParingin
Area
 • Total1,828.51 km2 (705.99 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total136,520
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Websitebalangankab.go.id

Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers an area of 1,828.51 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 Census[2] and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 136,520, consisting of 69,150 males and 67,380 females.[1] The capital is the town of Paringin. the regency's motto is "Sanggam" (Banjarese), also an acronym for "Sanggup Bagawi Gasan Masyarakat" (Banjarese="Willing To Work for the Sake of the People").

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.