Sungai Durian, Kotabaru

Sungai Durian, or "Durian River", is a district (Indonesian: Kecamatan) of Kotabaru Regency in the province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The population is entirely rural.

Sungai Durian
District
Gendang Timburu village office in Sungai Durian
Sungai Durian
Coordinates: 2.597703°S 115.969071°E / -2.597703; 115.969071
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
RegencyKotabaru
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,400

Geography

The district capital is Manunggal Lama. Sungai Durian is bordered on the north by the districts of North Pamukan and Pamukan West; on the east by the district of Sampanahan; on the south by the district of Kelumpang West; and on the west by the district of Juai, Hulu Sungai Utara.[1] The district has an area of 1,042.38 square kilometres (402.47 sq mi) and an average elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level.[1] It contains seven villages:[1][2]

NameArea (km2PercentagePop. 2010
Gendang Timburu559.1653.62918
Manunggal Baru28.962.78744
Manunggal Lama111.0710.684,443
Rantau Buda100.129.601,231
Rantau Jaya7.500.72637
Terombong Sari6.300.60565
Buluh Kuning229.7022.031,862

Sungai Durian is in the Kutai Basin, which holds a major coal formation created from the Early Pliocene to the Eocene.[3]

Demographics

The district had a total population of 10,400 as of the 2010 census, all considered rural. Of these 5,610 were male and 4,790 female.[4] The breakdown by religion was Islam: 7,029, Christian: 1,130, Catholic: 283, Hindu: 117, Buddhist: 1,104, Other: 737.[5]

Notes
    1. 19 Kecamatan Sungai Durian.
    2. Population of Indonesia by Village: 2010, p. 1593.
    3. Sumaatmadja.
    4. Penduduk Menurut Wilayah ... Kabupaten Kotabaru – BPS.
    5. Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut.

    Sources
    • 19 Kecamatan Sungai Durian (in Indonesian), Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah, retrieved 2017-01-23
    • Penduduk Menurut Wilayah, Daerah Perkotaan/Perdesaan, dan Jenis Kelamin: Kabupaten Kotabaru (in Indonesian), BPS: Badan Pusat Statistik, retrieved 2017-01-23
    • Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut: Kabupaten Kotabaru (in Indonesian), BPS: Badan Pusat Statistik, retrieved 2017-01-23
    • Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census (PDF), Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS - Statistics Indonesia), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-07, retrieved 2017-01-23
    • Sumaatmadja, Eddy R., "Inventarisasi Batubara Di Daerah Lintas Provinsi Daerah Sungai Durian", Badan Geologi (in Indonesian), retrieved 2017-01-23
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