Kandangan
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Kandangan | |
|---|---|
 District gate of Kandangan | |
  Kandangan | |
| Coordinates: 2°47′S 115°16′E / 2.783°S 115.267°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Kalimantan |
| Regency | South Hulu Sungai |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.71 km2 (41.20 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 50,691 |
| • Density | 475.04/km2 (1,230.3/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | +62 517 |
Kandangan is an administrative district (kecamatan) and a town which serves as the regency seat of South Hulu Sungai Regency in South Kalimantan province. The district covers an area of 106.71 square kilometres (41.20 sq mi). According to the mid 2024 official estimates, the population of the district was 50,691 people spread across four urban kelurahan and fourteen rural villages (desa).[1]
Ibnu Hadjar Insurgency
Around the end of October and early November 1950, Kandangan was invaded three times by KjRT forces led by Ibnu Hadjar in response to the government's military operations to quell the insurgency.[2] On 12 December 1953, KjRT attacked Kandangan from four directions.[3]
Geography
The district borders Angkinang District of Central Hulu Sungai Regency in the north and east, Sungai Raya District in the south, and South Daha District in the west.[4]
Climate
Kandangan has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Kandangan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 306 (12.0) |
301 (11.9) |
289 (11.4) |
229 (9.0) |
193 (7.6) |
127 (5.0) |
128 (5.0) |
107 (4.2) |
108 (4.3) |
157 (6.2) |
247 (9.7) |
325 (12.8) |
2,517 (99.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to Statistics Indonesia, the official population estimate of the district as at mid 2022 was 49,604. This consisted of 24,598 males and 25,006 females. Gender ratio as of 2019 was there are 98 males for every 100 females. The vast majority of the district population is Muslim, with a figure of 99.64% on 2019. However, there are small minorities such as Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians. Kandangan Kota is the most dense kelurahan with a density of 3,830 per square kilometre, while the least dense village was Bangkau village with a figure of 93 per square kilometre.[4]
Economy
Agriculture & plantation is an important part of the district's economy, as there were 4,482 hectares of irrigated paddy fields in the district. On 2018, the district produced 18,620 tons from paddy fields and 287 tons of cassava. Other than that, the district also produces 4,430 tons of chili, 209 tons of citrus fruit, and 1,078 tons of coconut. Livestock population in the district consisted of cows with population of 561, goats with population of 738, and chicken with population of 85,614. Fish catch in the district was 2,017 tons while farmed fish was 176 tons. Other productions include spinach, tomato, cucumber, and banana.[4]
There are eight hotels and 154 registered restaurants in the district as of 2019. Other than that, there are also 57 registered cooperatives, seven state-owned bank branches, two private bank branches, and one BPR (People's Credit Bank).[4]
