Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin | |
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| City of Banjarmasin Kota Banjarmasin | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | بنجر ماسين |
Downtown Banjarmasin seen from above Floating market Menara Pandang Soetji Noerani Chinese temple Sultan Suriansyah historical mosque | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Kota Seribu Sungai "City of Thousand Rivers" | |
| Motto: Kayuh Baimbai (Banjarese) "Rowing Together" | |
Interactive map of Banjarmasin | |
Banjarmasin Location within Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 03°19′12″S 114°35′33″E / 3.32000°S 114.59250°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Kalimantan |
| Metropolitan area | Banjarbakula |
| Established | 24 September 1526 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Muhammad Yamin HR |
| • Vice Mayor | Ananda |
| • Legislature | Banjarmasin City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) |
| Area | |
• City | 98.37 km2 (37.98 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,737.70 km2 (2,601.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• City | 681,693 |
| • Density | 6,930/km2 (17,950/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,076,771 |
| • Metro density | 308.231/km2 (798.316/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | +62 511 |
| Vehicle registration | DA |
| Nominal GDP | 2023 |
| – Total | Rp 42.049 trillion (30th) US$ 2.759 billion Int$ 8.835 billion (PPP) |
| – Per capita | Rp 63,095 thousand US$ 4,140 Int$ 13,257 (PPP) |
| – Metro | Rp 78.012 trillion US$ 5.118 billion Int$ 16.391 billion (PPP) |
| – Growth | 5.7% |
| HDI (2024) | 0.805 (Very High) |
| Website | www.banjarmasinkota.go.id |
Banjarmasin is the largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was the capital of the province until 15 February 2022. The city is located on a delta island near the confluence of the Barito and Martapura rivers. Historically the centre of the Banjarese culture, and the capital of the Sultanate of Banjar, it is the biggest city in South Kalimantan and one of the main cities of Kalimantan. The city covers an area of 98.37 km2 (37.98 sq mi) and had a population of 625,481 as of the 2010 Census and 657,663 as of the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 681,693 (comprising 341,066 males and 340,627 females). It is the third most populous city on the island of Borneo.
Greater Banjarmasin, also known as Banjarbakula (an acronym for Banjarmasin-Barito Kuala-Tanah Laut) or Banjar Raya, is an urban agglomeration of over two million people covering an area of 6,737.70 km2 (2,601.44 sq mi), which includes Banjarbaru city and parts of Banjar Regency (including Martapura town), Barito Kuala Regency, and Tanah Laut Regency, and accounts for 2,076,771 inhabitants in mid 2024, amounting to almost half of the province's population.
Banjarmasin was the de jure seat of the South Kalimantan governor and the location of the provincial parliament, although some provincial buildings have been relocated to Banjarbaru. On 15 February 2022, the capital of South Kalimantan province was legally moved to Banjarbaru.