Tapin Regency

Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The regency was created on 14 July 1965 by splitting off the districts which had until then comprised the southern part of South Hulu Sungai Regency. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and this is also shared by another Indonesian province (East Kalimantan). It covers an area of 2,174.95 km² and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 189,475 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 197,893 (comprising 99,527 males and 98,366 females).^[1] The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Rantau (in Bungur District).

Tapin Regency Kabupaten Tapin
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كابوڤاتين تاڤين
Bungur district office in Tapin Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Ruhui Rahayu (Get Along-peace and Harmony)
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Kalimantan
Capital	Rantau
Area
• Total	2,174.95 km2 (839.75 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	197,893
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Area code	+62 517
Website	tapinkab.go.id

Tapin Regency

Administrative districts

Tapin Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their present areas and their 2010^[2] and 2020 Census^[3] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 126 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
63.05.01	Binuang	132.39	27,281	31,258	32,536	Binuang	11 (a)	71183
63.05.12	Hatungun	95.60	8,023	9,256	9,912	Hatungun	8	71184
63.05.02	Tapin Selatan (South Tapin)	153.44	17,990	20,369	21,282	Tambarangan	11 (b)	71181
63.05.11	Salam Babaris	72.80	11,063	11,858	12,583	Salam Babaris	6	71185
63.05.03	Tapin Tengah (Central Tapin)	309.56	17,635	21,195	21,523	Pematang Karangan Hulu	17	71161
63.05.09	Bungur	91.26	11,625	13,246	14,404	Bungur	12	71153
63.05.08	Piani	200.09	5,361	5,770	6,334	Miawa	8	71191
63.05.10	Lokpaikat	93.89	8,904	11,580	12,396	Lokpaikat	9 (c)	71154
63.05.04	Tapin Utara (North Tapin)	32.34	23,193	25,396	26,054	Rangda Malingkung	16 (d)	71111 - 71114
63.05.07	Bakarangan	62.57	8,621	10,047	10,978	Bakarangan	12	71152
63.05.05	Candi Laras Selatan (South Candi Laras)	249.61	12,060	12,362	12,459	Baringin	12	71162
63.05.06	Candi Laras Utara (North Candi Laras)	681.40	16,121	17,138	17,283	Margasan Ilir	13	71171
	Totals	2,174.95	167,877	189,475	197,893	Rantau	135

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan - Binuang, Karangan Putih and Raya Belanti. (b) includes one kelurahan - Tambarangan.
(c) includes one kelurahan - Bitahan. (d) includes 4 kelurahan - Kupang, Rangda Malingkung, Rangda Kanan and Rangda Kiwa.

Climate

Rantau, the seat of the regency has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) 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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]