Banjarmasin metropolitan area

Banjarmasin metropolitan area officially Banjarbakula; (acronym of "Banjarmasin-Banjarbaru-Banjar") or native name Wilayah metropolitan Banjarmasin is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia. This area includes Banjarmasin city and its surrounding areas such as Banjarbaru city, and Banjar Regency. This region of South Kalimantan province, officially the biggest city in Southern Kalimantan island on Barito River to Java Sea. It has an area of 5,072.02 km², and at the mid-2024 official estimate had a population of 1,551,923^[2]

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From top, left to right: Banjarmasin view, Dr Murdjani square in Banjarbaru city, Floating market of Banjarmasin city, Pandang Tower in Banjarmasin, Government building in Banjar Regency, Welcome statue in Banjarbaru
Coordinates: 03°19′12″S 114°35′33″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Kalimantan
Core city	Banjarmasin
Satellite city	Banjarbaru
Regencies	Banjar Regency
Area
• Metro	5,072.02 km2 (1,958.32 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Metro	1,551,923
• Metro density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
GDP metro	2023[1]
- Total	Rp 78.012 trillion US$ 5.118 billion US$ 16.391 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 51.120 million US$ 3,354 US$ 10,741 (PPP)

Definition

The national government regards the Banjarmasin Metropolitan Area as including Banjarmasin city, Banjarbaru city, and Banjar Regency. Other government definitions of the Greater Banjarmasin Region (known as "Banjarbakula") place the population at more than 2 million inhabitants.

Demographics

Administrative Region	Area (km2)	Pop'n 2010 Census	Pop'n 2020 Census	Pop'n 2024 estimate[3]	Density (per km2) 2024
Banjarmasin	98.37	625,481	657,663	681,693	6,930
Banjarbaru	305.15	199,627	253,442	285,546	938
Banjar Regency	4,668.50	506,839	565,635	584,684	125
Banjarbakula	5,072.02	1,132,320	1,476,740	1,551,923	306

Geography

Banjarmasin is situated in the Barito River basin, and Banjarbaru and Banjar Regency are located at the foot of the Meratus Mountains in the southern part of Kalimantan Island.

Economy

Around 62% of industry in Banjarmasin is focused on food and drink processing and related products, which account for about 15% of the city's industrial output.^[4] This includes bread, flour, and soybean sauce production. Other industries include rubber and plastic manufacturing. The service sector dominated the city's economy at around 23%. Other big sectors include restaurant & hotel and construction.^[5]

Infrastructure

A fleet of BRT Banjarbakula bus, which serves Banjarbaru city

BRT Banjarbakula and Trans Banjarbakula are the most reliable and the cheapest public transportation in Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru. It began to operate in August 2019.The price for one ride is Rp3,500 for the public. Trans Banjarbakula operates from 06:00 to 20:00.^[6][7]

Overlooking the airport from the plane

Syamsudin Noor Airport serving Banjarmasin^[8] It is located in the district of Landasan Ulin, 5 kilometres west of Banjarbaru, capital of South Kalimantan, and about 25 km south-east from the centre of the city of Banjarmasin, the largest city of South Kalimantan. The airport served more than 5.3 million passengers in 2017.

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia
• Batam metropolitan area
• Padang metropolitan area
• Makassar metropolitan area
• Denpasar metropolitan area