North Hulu Sungai Regency

Regency in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

North Hulu Sungai Regency Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): Agung (Great)

Country	Indonesia
Province	South Kalimantan
Capital	Amuntai
Area
• Total	907.72 km² (350.47 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	233,412
• Density	260/km² (670/sq mi)
	^[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Area code	+62 527
Website	hsu.go.id/web/

North Hulu Sungai Regency (Sungai means "River" and Hulu means "Upper" in Indonesian) is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It was created on 26 June 1959 from the trifurcation of the original Hulu Sungai Regency and formerly covered a much larger area in the north of the province, but on 14 July 1965 the northern districts were split off to create a separate Tabalong Regency, and on 25 February 2003 the eastern districts were split off to create a separate Balangan Regency. It now has a land area of 907.72 km², and had a population of 209,246 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 226,727 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 233,412 (comprising 116,900 males and 116,512 females).^[1] The capital of the regency is the town of Amuntai.

Administrative districts

North Hulu Sungai Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.^[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 214 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Amuntai Tengah District), and its postcode.

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
63.08.01	Danau Panggang	136.24	19,593	20,514	21,056	Danau Panggang	16	71453
63.08.09	Paminggir	192.77	7,377	8,000	8,238	Paminggir	7	71451
63.08.02	Babirik	82.01	17,833	19,402	20,054	Babirik	23	71454
63.08.03	Sungai Pandan (Pandan River)	59.92	25,905	27,639	28,827	Alabio	33	71455
63.08.10	Sungai Tabukan (Tabukan River)	22.25	13,801	14,828	15,350	Sungai Tabukan	17	71456
63.08.04	Amuntai Selatan (South Amuntai)	149.99	26,466	30,153	31,243	Telaga Silaba	30	71452
63.08.05	Amuntai Tengah (Central Amuntai)	77.09	47,961	50,609	51,504	Amuntai	29 ^(a)	71412 -71419
63.08.07	Banjang	110.64	16,185	18,693	18,825	Banjang	20	71416
63.08.06	Amuntai Utara (North Amuntai)	37.85	19,955	20,510	21,433	Teluk Daun	26	71471
63.08.08	Haur Gading	38.96	14,170	16,379	16,882	Sungai Limas	18	71472
	Totals	907.72	209,246	226,727	233,412	Amuntai	219

Note: (a) including the 5 kelurahan of Antasari, Kebun Sari, Murung Sari, Paliwara and Sungai Malang.

Climate

Amuntai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Amuntai
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	30.1 (86.2)	30.4 (86.7)	30.8 (87.4)	30.9 (87.6)	30.5 (86.9)	30.6 (87.1)	31.2 (88.2)	31.4 (88.5)	31.5 (88.7)	30.7 (87.3)	30.1 (86.2)	30.6 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)	26.9 (80.4)	27.1 (80.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.4 (79.5)	26.7 (80.1)	26.9 (80.4)	27.1 (80.8)	26.7 (80.1)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.6 (72.7)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)	23.3 (73.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	274 (10.8)	273 (10.7)	248 (9.8)	217 (8.5)	193 (7.6)	133 (5.2)	122 (4.8)	97 (3.8)	113 (4.4)	135 (5.3)	233 (9.2)	300 (11.8)	2,338 (91.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6308)
^ ^a ^b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ "Climate: Amuntai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.