South Kalimantan

province of Indonesia
AdministrativeArea province_of_indonesia Q3906
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Summary

South Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 804 Wikipedia views per month (province of indonesia category, ranking #32 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Java Sea[5], Makassar Strait[6]
  • Head of government: Muhidin[7]
  • Capital: Banjarbaru[8]
  • Shares border with: East Kalimantan[9], Central Kalimantan[10], West Sulawesi[11], East Java[12], South Sulawesi[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Balangan[14], Banjar[15], Banjarbaru[16], Banjarmasin[17], Barito Kuala[18], South Hulu Sungai[19], Central Hulu Sungai[20], North Hulu Sungai[21], Kotabaru[22], Tabalong[23], Tanah Bumbu[24], Tanah Laut[25], Tapin[26]
  • Follows: Kalimantan[27]
  • Legislative body: South Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives[28]
  • Executive body: Government of South Kalimantan[29]
  • Highest judicial authority: Banjarmasin High Court[30]
  • Coat of arms: The Symbol of South Borneo[31]
  • Postal code: 70xxx, 71xxx, 72xxx[32]
  • Part of: Borneo[33], Kalimantan[34]
  • Commons category: South Kalimantan[35]
  • Licence plate code: DA[36]
  • Located in time zone: Indonesia Central Standard Time[37]
  • Inception: August 14, 1950[38], January 1, 1957[39]
  • Highest point: Mount Halau-Halau[40]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Borneo[41]
  • Significant event: boundary change[42]
  • Official website: http://www.kalselprov.go.id/[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:South Kalimantan[44]
  • Human Development Index: 70.91[45]
  • Population: 4,244,096[46], 4,303,979[47], 4,273,400[48]

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Physical Characteristics

South Kalimantan sits at an elevation of 35 m[49].

Why It Matters

South Kalimantan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . South Kalimantan Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . regional.kompas.com. regional.kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . regional.kompas.com. regional.kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Indonesian Emergency Law Number 10 of 1957. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . kalsel.bps.go.id. kalsel.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kalsel.bps.go.id. kalsel.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . kalsel.bps.go.id. kalsel.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . sulut.bps.go.id. sulut.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+35'}
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  8. 24w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
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    Replaces → Kalimantan
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