Tapin Regency

Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Rantau. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu". It covers an area of 2,174.95 km2 and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 Census and 181,372 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 191,372.[2]

Tapin Regency
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Barelok
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
CapitalRantau
Area
  Total2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total191,372
  Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 517
Websitetapinkab.go.id
Tapin Regency

Administrative districts

Tapin Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their present areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations, together with the latest (as at 2019) official estimates.[3] The table includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2
Pop'n
Census 2010
Pop'n
Census 2015
Pop'n
Estimate
2019
No.
of
vill.
Post
code
Binuang132.3927,28130,00831,7441171183
Hatungun95.608,0238,6279,204871184
Tapin Selatan
(South Tapin)
153.4417,99019,74720,9061171181
Salam Babaris72.8011,06311,98012,613671185
Tapin Tengah
(Central Tapin)
309.5617,63518,71319,6161771161
Bungur91.2611,62512,86913,7541271153
Piani200.095,3615,8126,104871191
Lokpaikat93.898,9049,70910,221971154
Tapin Utara
(North Tapin)
32.3423,19324,92726,6931671111
-71114
Bakarangan62.578,6219,3299.6381271152
Candi Laras Selatan (South Candi Laras)249.6112,06012,89113,2341271162
Candi Laras Utara (North Candi Laras)681.4016,12117,16617,6451371171
Totals2,174.95167,877181,778191,372135

Climate

Rantau, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June.

Climate data for Rantau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
30.3
(86.5)
30.6
(87.1)
31.2
(88.2)
31.3
(88.3)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
31.6
(88.9)
31.9
(89.4)
32.1
(89.8)
31.2
(88.2)
30.3
(86.5)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.4
(81.3)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 347
(13.7)
318
(12.5)
341
(13.4)
250
(9.8)
198
(7.8)
129
(5.1)
121
(4.8)
113
(4.4)
109
(4.3)
189
(7.4)
269
(10.6)
351
(13.8)
2,735
(107.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]


References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. "Climate: Rantau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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