Tapin Regency

Tapin Regency is one of regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. The regency was created on 14 July 1965 by splitting off the districts which had until then comprised the southern part of South Hulu Sungai Regency. The regency's motto is "Ruhui Rahayu", and this is also shared by another Indonesian province (East Kalimantan). It covers an area of 2,174.95 km² and had a population of 167,877 at the 2010 Census and 189,475 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 194,628 (comprising 98,346 males and 96,782 females). The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Rantau (in Bungur District).