Banjar Regency

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Location of Banjar Regency in South Kalimantan

Soeria Winata, regent of Martapura during colonial period. 1870.

Banjar Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. This regency is noted for its diamond mines and its people's religiousity (of Islam). Motto: "Barakat" (Banjarese="Blessing").

Administration

The Banjar Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their population at the 2010 Census:^[1]

Name	Population Census 2010
Aluh-Aluh	27,285
Beruntung Baru	13,181
Gambut	35,956
Kertak Hanyar	38,909
Tatah Makmur	10,974
Sungai Tabuk	56,869
Martapura	101,482
Martapura Timur (East Martapura)	29,200
Martapura Barat (West Martapura)	16,972
Astambul	33,009
Karang Intan	30,679
Aranio	8,246
Sungai Pinang	14,511
Paramasan	4,214
Pengaron	15,764
Sambung Makmur	10,562
Mataraman	23,662
Simpang Empat	33,033
Telaga Bauntung	3,112

v t e Regencies and cities of South Kalimantan

Capital: Banjarmasin

Regencies	Balangan Banjar Barito Kuala Central Hulu Sungai North Hulu Sungai South Hulu Sungai Kotabaru Tabalong Tanah Bumbu Tanah Laut Tapin

Cities	Banjarmasin Banjarbaru Tanjung

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