Paser Regency

Paser Regency is a Regency (kabupaten) within East Kalimantan province in Indonesia, it is the southernmost regency of the East Kalimantan province. Its administrative centre is Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). It covers an area of 7,730.88 km², and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 230,316; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 266,784.

Paser Regency Kabupaten Paser
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Kalimantan
Paser Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Paser Regency Paser Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°45′18.37″S 115°36′14.5″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	East Kalimantan
Capital	Tana Paser
Government
• Regent	Yusriansyah Syarkawi
• Vice Regent	Mardikansyah
Area
• Total	7,730.88 km^2 (2,984.91 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	266,784
• Density	35/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 543
Website	paserkab.go.id

Before 2007, the regency was formerly named Pasir Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pasir).

Boundaries

• North : West Kutai Regency and North Penajam Paser Regency
• East : Makassar Strait
• South : Kota Baru Regency
• West : Balangan Regency, Tabalong Regency and North Barito Regency

Administration

Paser Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations[1] and latest (2016) estimates:[2]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010[3]	Population Estimate 2016[4]
Muara Komam	1,807.0	12,459	12,886
Batu Sopang	1091.5	22,540	19,252
Muara Samu	1,033.5	4,221	6,191
Batu Engau	1,523.2	11,662	15,078
Tanjung Harapan	580.9	7,720	7,208
Paser Belengkong	675.9	23,543	25,308
Tanah Grogot	341.9	63,311	65,855
Kuaro	671.9	23,934	27,844
Long Ikis	981.8	36,701	41,190
Long Kali	2,174.6	24,225	26,011

Climate

Tana Paser has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Tana Paser
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	30.1 (86.2)	30.2 (86.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.2 (86.4)	29.8 (85.6)	29.4 (84.9)	30.0 (86.0)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.2 (86.4)	29.8 (85.6)	30.1 (86.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.2 (79.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.4 (79.5)	25.9 (78.6)	26.3 (79.3)	26.6 (79.9)	26.9 (80.4)	26.5 (79.7)	26.3 (79.3)	26.5 (79.6)
Average low °C (°F)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23.0 (73.4)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	307 (12.1)	258 (10.2)	358 (14.1)	322 (12.7)	213 (8.4)	210 (8.3)	201 (7.9)	117 (4.6)	118 (4.6)	129 (5.1)	210 (8.3)	303 (11.9)	2,746 (108.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Bagian Pemerintahan dan Humas Setda Kabupaten Paser, 2017.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Bagian Pemerintahan dan Humas Setda Kabupaten Paser, 2017.
5. "Climate: Tana Paser". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.