Banjar Regency

Banjar Regency
Regency
Coat of arms of Banjar Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Barakat
(Blessings)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalMartapura
Area
 • Total
4,668.50 km2 (1,802.52 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
575,115
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code+62 511
Websitebanjarkab.go.id
Banjar Regency government office
Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during colonial period in 1870.

Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 565,635 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 575,115 (comprising 290,271 males and 284,844 females).[1] It lies immediately to the east of the city of Banjarmasin and north of the city of Banjarbaru, which it surrounds on the latter's west, north and east sides; the regency capital of Martapura is immediately north of Banjarbaru, of which it is effectively an extension. This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiosity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese:"Blessing").

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6303)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.