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Martapura is the capital of theBanjar Regency inSouth Kalimantan province,Indonesia. It is located close to the city ofBanjarbaru (with which it forms a continuous built-up area) and it consists of threedistricts within the Regency - Martapura, West Martapura and East Martapura, with a combined population at the 2020 Census of 169,356 people;[1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 174,876.[2]
Originally this town was named "Kayutangi", which was the last capital of the formerSultanate of Banjar. The famousBanjareseulemaSheikhMuhammad Arsyad al-Banjari, author ofSabilal Muhtadin, comes from this town.
This town is famous askota santri or the "city ofsantri (Muslim students)" inKalimantan, because of thepesantren (Islamic boarding school) ofPondok Pesantren Darussalam Martapura. Martapura is often called "Veranda ofMecca" because there are many santris wearing white clothes in this town who walk up and down to studyIslam, similar to Mecca in thehajj season.[3]
This town is often visited bytourists because of itsdiamond industry center and the main diamond polishing in Kalimantan and provides many jewelry handicrafts.[4]
Martapura comprises three of thedistricts (kecamatan) of Banjar Regency, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates (for mid 2023).[2]
| Name | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate 2023 | No. of villages (kelurahan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martapura | 42.03 | 101,482 | 121,153 | 125,164 | 26 |
| Martapura Timur (East Martapura) | 29.99 | 29,200 | 29,370 | 30,459 | 20 |
| Martapura Barat (West Martapura) | 149.38 | 16,972 | 18,833 | 19,364 | 13 |
| Totals | 221.40 | 147,654 | 169,356 | 174,987 | 59 |
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