Balangan Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what were previously the eastern districts of North Hulu Sungai Regency. It now covers a land area of 1,829 km2, and had a population of 112,430 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 130,355 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 140,746 (consisting of 71,472 males and 69,274 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311) The administrative centre is in the town of Paringin.
Administrative districts Balangan Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census, and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Balangan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6311) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2024AdmincentreNo. ofvillagesPostcodes 63.11.05 Lampihong 104 15,748 18,282 20,010Lampihong Kiri 2771661 63.11.04 Batu Mandi 129 16,129 18,831 20,500Batumandi 1871663 63.11.03 Awayan 103 12,048 13,775 15,000Putat Basiun 2371664 63.11.08 Tebing Tinggi 259 5,918 7,073 7,620Tebing Tinggi 1271667 63.11.06 Paringin 136 16,844 19,701 20,880Paringin Kota 16 (a) 71662 (b) 63.11.07 Paringin Selatan (South Paringin) 66 11,436 15,462 17,610Batu Piring 16 (c) 71662 (d) 63.11.01 Juai 260 15,695 16,801 17,710Mungkur Uyam 2171665 63.11.02 Halong 772 18,612 20,430 21,430Halong 2471666 Totals 1,829 112,430 130,355 140,746Paringin Kota 157
Notes: (a) including two kelurahan - Paringin Kota and Paringin Timur. (b) except the villages of Mangkayahu (postcode of 71614) and Layap (postcode of 71616). (c) including one kelurahan - Batu Piring. (d) except the village of Bungin (postcode 71617) and the town of Batu Piring (postcode 71618).
Climate Paringin, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
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