Tanah Bumbu is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. Tanah Bumbu originally stretched north to the border with Paser Regency, and encompassed all of that part of Kotabaru Regency situated on the mainland of Kalimantan, but the southern part of Tanah Bumbu was split off on 25 February 2003 to form a separate regency, following dissatisfaction on the Kalimantan mainland territories with administration from Laut Island (the larger northern part of the original Tanah Bumbu remains within Kotabaru Regency).
The present Regency covers an area of 4,884.86 km2 and had a population of 267,929 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 322,646 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the latest official estimate (as at mid 2025) is 362,460 (comprising 185,673 males and 176,787 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310) The regency's capital is the town of Batulicin, which had 9,066 inhabitants as at mid 2024.
Administrative districts At the 2020 Census Tanah Bumbu Regency was divided into ten districts (kecamatan), but two new districts have subsequently been added - Kusan Tengah from part of Kusan Hilir District, and Teluk Kepayang from part of Kusan Hulu District. The twelve districts are listed below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 Census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 144 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admincentre No. ofvillages Postcode 63.10.02 Kusan Hilir (Lower Kusan) 73.4142,82946,92435,177Kota Pagatan22 (a) 72273 63.10.11 Kusan Tengah (Central Kusan) 215.30(b)(b)16,431Saring Sungai Bubu1372273 63.10.03 Sungai Loban (Loban River) 382.6418,86724,30827,135Sari Mulya1772274 63.10.04 Satui 965.9849,25254,92560,079Sungai Danau1672276 63.10.09 Angsana 191.5016,34722,57125,258Angsana972275 63.10.05 Kusan Hulu (Upper Kusan) 216.3718,91020,41512,569Binawara1172270 63.10.10 Kuranji 115.327,55810,12011,093Giri Mulya772272 - 72274 63.10.12 Teluk Kepayang (Kepayang Bay) 1,168.40(c)(c)10,287Teluk Kepayang1072270 63.10.01 Batulicin (d) 133.6113,43021,03624,594Batulicin9 (e) 72211 - 72273 63.10.07 Karang Bintang 203.4115,81420,08922,027Karang Bintang1172210 63.10.06 Simpang Empat (f) (g) 292.4167,90978,89990,880Kampung Baru12 (h) 72211-72213 63.10.08 Mantewe 926.5116,93323,35926,930Mantewe1272211 Totals 4,884.86267,929322,646362,460Batulicin149
Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan - Kota Pagatan (with 3,288 inhabitants as at 2024).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kusan Hilir Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310010). (b) the figure for the new Kusan Tengah District is included with that for Kusan Hilir District, from which it was cut out. (c) the figure for the new Teluk Kepayang District is included with that for Kusan Hulu District, from which it was cut out. (d) includes the three offshore islands of Suwangi, Anak Suwangi and Sungai Dua.(e) includes 2 kelurahan - Batulicin (with 9,066 inhabitants as at 2024) and Gunung Tinggi (2,832).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Batulicin Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310050) (f) not to be confused with the district of the same name in Banjar Regency.(g) includes the three offshore islands of Burung, Hantu and Tampakan. (h) includes 2 kelurahan - Kampung Baru (with 10,324 inhabitants as at 2024) and Tungkaran Pangeran (7,786).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Simpang Empat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6310052)
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