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Kotabaru Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.It consists of two parts; the smaller (2,375.44 km 2) but more populated insular part comprises Laut Island ("Sea Island"), the largest island off the coast of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), together with the smaller Sebuku Island off Laut Island's east coast and other even smaller islands nearby ...
On 14 July 1965 three further regencies were created - Tanah Laut from part of Banjar Regency, Tapin from part of South Hulu Sungai Regency, and Tabalong from part of North Hulu Sungai Regency. A second independent city - Banjarbaru - was created on 20 April 1999, and on 25 February 2003 two additional regencies were created - Tanah Bumbu from ...
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Etymologically, the word Banjar is derived from terminology in the Janyawai dialect of Ma'anyan language, which rooted from Old Javanese language. It is initially used to identified the Ma'anyan, Meratus Dayak, and Ngaju people who are already "Javanized" when the Javanese people arrived in the southeastern Kalimantan regions to established their civilization.
North Mamuju Regency (2003–2018) Renamed to Pasangkayu Regency: Pontianak Regency (−2014) Renamed to Mempawah Regency: Riau Islands Regency (−2006) Split into 3 in 1999 and one each in 2001 and 2003, later changed name to Bintan Regency: North Maluku Regency (−2003) Split into 4 regencies and cities Kutai Regency (−2002)
This article is part of a series on: Subdivisions of Indonesia; Level 1; Provinces (provinsi or daerah istimewa) (GDP; GDP per capita; HDI; poverty rate); Island population)Level 2
Tanah Bumbu is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.It was formerly part of Kotabaru Regency, but was split off on 25 February 2003 to form a separate regency, following dissatisfaction on the Kalimantan mainland territories with administration from Laut Island.
The district capital is Manunggal Lama. Sungai Durian is bordered on the north by the districts of North Pamukan and Pamukan West; on the east by the district of Sampanahan; on the south by the district of Kelumpang West; and on the west by the district of Juai, Hulu Sungai Utara. [1]