Tapin Regency

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
 • Total
2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
197,893
 • Density91/km2 (240/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 regency was created on 14 July 1965 by splitting off the districts which had until then comprised the southern part of South Hulu Sungai Regency. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and this 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 2023 was 197,893 (comprising 99,527 males and 98,366 females).[1] The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Rantau (in Bungur District).

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tapin Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6305)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.