Pulang Pisau Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pulang Pisau) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas Regency. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. The land area of Pulang Pisau Regency is 9,650.86 km2, and its population was 120,062 at the 2010 Census (an increase from 111,488 at the previous Census in 2000)[2] and 134,499 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,119 (comproisong 71,789 males and 66,410 females).[1]
Administrative Districts
Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The two most northerly districts (Kahayan Tengah and Banama Tingang) are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 95 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
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 codes
62.11.02
Kahayan Kuala
1,308.83
19,764
19,878
20,030
Bahaur Basantan
13 (a)
74872
62.11.08
Sebangau Kuala
4,133.46
7,860
8,371
8,440
Sebangau Permai
8
74874
62.11.01
Pandih Batu
452.76
19,744
20,770
21,340
Pangkoh Hilir
16
74871
62.11.06
Maliku
411.59
22,898
26,060
26,780
Maliku Batu
15
74873
62.11.05
Kahayan Hilir
556.41
26,267
31,383
32,700
Pulang Pisau
10 (b)
(c)
62.11.07
Jabiren Raya
1,112.19
7,751
9,025
9,340
Jabiren
8
74816
62.11.03
Kahayan Tengah
1,094.31
7,384
8,782
8,950
Bukit Rawi
14
74862
62.11.04
Banama Tingang
581.31
8,394
10,230
10,620
Bawan
15
74863
Totals
9,650.86
120,062
134,499
138,199
Pulang Pisau
99
Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang. (c) Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.
Orangutan conservation
In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.[4]
Climate
Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.
