Gunung Mas Regency

Gunung Mas Regency
Kabupaten Gunung Mas
Regency
Duhung Roundabout in town of Kuala Kurun
Duhung Roundabout in town of Kuala Kurun
Coat of arms of Gunung Mas Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
"Habangkalan Penyang Karuhei Tatau"
Ngaju language: "Determination, passion, and effort to be prosperous"
Location within Central Kalimantan
Location within Central Kalimantan
Gunung Mas Regency is located in Kalimantan
Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Gunung Mas Regency is located in Indonesia
Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°57′00″S 113°30′00″E / 0.9500°S 113.5000°E / -0.9500; 113.5000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Kalimantan
Regency seatKuala Kurun
Government
 • RegentJaya Samaya Monong
 • Vice RegentEfrensia Umbing
Area
 • Total4,171 sq mi (10,804 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total142,835
 • Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code(+62) 537
HDI (2019)Increase 0.707 (High)
Websitegunungmaskab.go.id

Gunung Mas Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Gunung Mas) is one of the thirteen regencies of Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The regency seat is located at the town of Kuala Kurun in Kurun District. The population area of Gunung Mas Regency is 19,894 km2, and its population was 96,990 at the 2010 census (an increase from 74,823 at the previous census in 2000)[2] and 135,373 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 142,835 (comprising 75,066 males and 67,769 females).[1] The regency initially existed between 1965 and 1979, after which it was a district within Kapuas Regency. Its status as a separate regency was restored on 10 April 2002 following rapid decentralization and democratization after the fall of Suharto. The regency has the 5th highest Human Development Index in the province.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Gunung Mas Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6210)
  2. ^ "Gunung Mas Regency in Figures, 2011" (in Indonesian). Central Bureau of Statistics of Gunung Mas Regency. 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.