Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It encompasses the southernmost part of Kalimantan (Borneo). The land area is 3,841.157 km2, and the population was 296,333 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 348,966 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 375,583 (comprising 190,759 males and 184,824 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tanah Laut Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6301) The capital is the town of Pelaihari. Motto: "Tuntung Pandang" (Banjarese); Tuntung Pandang has the meaning of "nice to see until forever"
Administrative districts The Regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tanah Laut Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6301) Of the eleven districts, ten of them (all except the large Kintap District in the east of the regency) lie within the official Banjarmasin metropolitan area. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 130 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Pelaihari District), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nEstimate mid 2025 Admincentre No.ofvillages Postcode 63.01.06 Panyipatan 388.9121,15125,13526,824Panyipatan1070871 63.01.01 Takisung 223.6727,99832,37834,742Gunung Makmur1270861 63.01.04 Kurau 68.7011,57813,58014,917Padang Luas1170851 63.01.11 Bumi Makmur 104.6611,83113,76514,735Handil Babirik1170853 63.01.05 Bati Bati 234.2538,64544,73747,595Padang1470852 63.01.08 Tambang Ulang 198.3514,92517,79719,611Tambang Ulang970854 63.01.03 Pelaihari 364.0363,89577,24684,227Pelaihari20 (a) 70812 - 70815 63.01.10 Bajuin 284.7115,95719,15020,676Bajuin970815 63.01.09 Batu Ampar 419.0511,83127,55729,387Batu Ampar1470882 63.01.02 Jorong 697.8429,00234,55337,122Jorong1170881 63.01.07 Kintap 857.2138,11843,06845,747Kintapura1470883 Totals 3,841.157296,333348,966375,583Pelaihari135
Note: (a) includes the five kelurahan of Angsau (with 13,185 inhabitants in mid 2024), Karang Taruna (11,485), Pabahanan (2,984), Pelaihari (11,471) and Sarang Halang (7,595).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pelaihari Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6301060)
Climate Pelaihari, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.
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