South Borneo

South Kalimantan/South Borneo (Indonesian: Kalimantan Selatan often abbreviated to Kalsel) is one of the thirty-three Provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin. The province boundaries are with Makassar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan in the west and north, the Java Sea in the south and a small part of East Kalimantan in the north.
The population of South Kalimantan was recorded at just over 3.625 million people at the 2010 Census. In 2008 the number of visitors to the province was 339,000 of which 21,000 were international visitors, mostly from China, Philippines and India.

Geography

About three quarters of the province is flat and less than 100m above sea level, while about 8,000 km² are swampland. The Meratus Mountains are situated approximately along the south-western part to the north-eastern part of the province, dividing the flat area into two. Its highest peak is Gunung Besar with 1,892 metres.
The annual rainfall intensity is high, ranging between 2,000 and 3,700 mm. The mean number of rainy days per year is 120. Barito is the main river, used as a transportation route to the northern part of the province and to Central Kalimantan. Other smaller rivers are mostly springing from the Meratus Mountains.
The main natural resources in South Kalimantan are forest and coal. Coal deposits are found over almost the whole province, and in some places they are exploited commercially. Other minor resources are oil, gold, gem stones, quartz sand, phosphate and granite.

 

There are 9 regencies and two cities in South Kalimantan as listed below with their capitals and populations:

Name	Capital	Population 2005 estimate	Population 2010 Census
Kota Baru Regency	Kotabaru	261,104	290,651
Tanah Bumbu Regency	Batulicin	210,287	267,913
Tanah Laut Regency	Pelaihari	255,188	296,282
Banjarbaru City	Banjarbaru	152,839	199,359
Banjar Regency	Martapura	459,748	506,204
Banjarmasin City	Banjarmasin	589,115	625,395
Barito Kuala Regency	Marabahan	258,682	276,066
Tapin Regency	Rantau	149,332	167,796
Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency	Kandangan	203,635	212,678
Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency	Barabai	236,021	243,389
Hulu Sungai Utara Regency	Amuntai	209,107	209,037
Balangan Regency	Paringin	100,466	112,395
Tabalong Regency	Tanjung	185,889	218,954
Totals	Banjarmasin	3,271,413	3,626,119