Penajam North Paser Regency or Penajam–North Paser Regency (abbreviated as PPU ), is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan . Its administrative centre is the town of Penajam . The area which now forms Penajam North Paser was part of the Paser Regency until its creation as a separate regency on 10 April 2002. It covers an area of 3,455.86 km (of which 3,060.82 km is land area and 272.24 km is sea area) and it had 142,922 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 178,681 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 196,566 (comprising 101,816 males and 94,750 females). Penajam North Paser Regency has the smallest area among the seven regencies in East Kalimantan province.
30-666: The regency was historically part of the Paser Kingdom, which was a dependency of the Banjar Sultanate . It is the second youngest regency in East Kalimantan. In 2019, parts of the regency were designated to be included in the location of the new Indonesian national capital . The word "Paser" came from two combinations of words in the native language of the Paser people, "pa" which means "bright" and "ser" which means "spirit". Combined,
60-416: A GP, who are not always properly trained for BEOC/PONED, staff these centres. Those who have been trained are reluctant to attempt procedures such as manual removal of placenta when a case requiring this procedure presents to them very rarely. UNICEF has funded BEOC/PONED/LSS training of some Puskesmas staff in three provinces early in the life of the project. They also funded education for Puskesmas midwives on
90-475: A critically ill patient appear at this type of facility, the staff are more likely to simply send the patient on to the next level of care than to attempt to administer first aid or try to prepare the patient for transfer. The Puskesmas with beds are mostly located in more remote areas and ideally should be staffed and equipped to provide Basic Emergency Obstetric Care/Pelayanan Obstetri Neonatus Emergensi Dasar (BEOC/PONED) twenty-four hours per day. A midwife and
120-543: A descendant of the royal family. He also planned to rebuild the Banjar royal palace using his own private fund. Puskesmas The Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat ( lit. ' Community Health Center ' ), abbreviated as Puskesmas , are government-mandated community health clinics located across Indonesia . They are overseen by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and provide healthcare for
150-557: A force under Captain Hoffman. The combined force defeated the Bugis, sending Amir to flee back to Pasir. After a long time, he tried to meet with Barito Banjar nobles, who disliked the VOC. Following this, Amir was arrested and exiled to Sri Lanka in 1787, and Banjar became a Dutch protectorate. The Dutch increased their presence in the 19th century, taking territory from the sultanate and interfering in
180-615: A grandson of Sultan Hamidullah, fled to the Pasir , and requested the help of his uncle Arung Tarawe (and Ratu Dewi). Amir then returned and attacked the Sultanate of Banjar with a large force of Bugis people in 1757, and tried to retake the throne of Susuhunan Nata Alam. Fearing the loss of his throne and the fall of the kingdom to the Bugis, Susuhunan Nata Alam requested the assistance of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), who dispatched
210-407: A postcode of 76146, the town of Sepaku and the village of Karang Jinawi share 76148, the town of Mentawir has 76149; the town of Pemaluan and the other ten villages share 76147. The Penajam North Paser Regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city . As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Heads of districts are appointed directly by the regent on
240-959: Is divided into four districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid-2023. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 30 rural desa and 24 urban kelurahan ), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) comprising 1 kelurahan (Waru town) and 3 desa . (b) including fifteen small offshore islands. (c) comprising 19 kelurahan (Buluminung, Gersik, Gunung Seteleng, Jenebora, Kampung Baru, Lawe-Lawe, Nenang, Nipah-Nipah, Pantai Lango, Pejala, Penajam, Petung, Riko, Saloloang, Sepan, Sesumpu, Sotek, Sungai Parit and Tanjung Tengah) and 4 desa . (d) includes two small offshore islands - Pulau Jawang and Pulau Sabut. (e) comprising 4 kelurahan (Maridan, Mentawir, Pemaluan and Sepaku) and 11 desa . (f) The town of Maridan has
270-489: Is public and operated by the regency government. It was classified as C-class by Ministry of Health. The regency has total road length of 1,371 kilometers as of 2021, most of which are maintained by regency government. Around 347 kilometers are paved with asphalt, 566 kilometers have gravel surface, while the rest are other surfaces such as soil. More than half of the road were considered in good condition as of 2021 by Ministry of Public Works and Housing . The town of Penajam in
300-736: The appointment of its rulers. Resistance led to the Banjarmasin War (1859–1863) and the abolition of the sultanate in 1860. Afterwards, the area was governed by regents in Martapura (Pangeran Jaya Pemenang) and in Amuntai (Raden Adipati Danu Raja). The regency was finally abolished in 1884. The last claimant to the throne died in 1905. As of 2010, the sultanate was revived for cultural purposes in Martapura by Ir. Haji Gusti Khairul Saleh, an Indonesian politician and regent of Banjar Regency who claimed to be
330-435: The fastest declining sector being manufacturing and mining, while the fastest growing was electricity and gas with growth of 20%. The main commodity in the regency is palm oil, which in 2021 has a total plantation area of 47,960 hectares. Other commodities include 41,622 tons of rice, 1,700 tons of corn, and 1,562 tons of cassava. There are also 14,451 quintals of cucumber and ginger with 133 tons in 2021. There are livestock in
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#1733202691823360-472: The first decades of the 17th century as a producer and trader of pepper . Soon, virtually all of the southwest, southeast, and eastern areas of Kalimantan island were paying tribute to the sultanate. Sultan Agung of Mataram (1613–1646), who ruled north Java coastal ports such as Jepara , Gresik , Tuban , Madura and Surabaya , planned to colonise the Banjar-dominated areas of Kalimantan in 1622, but
390-730: The larger clinics. There are two kinds of Puskesmas, those with beds and those without one. The Puskesmas without beds generally acts as a public outpatient treatment facility, is rarely open after mid-day, and is definitely not likely to be either open or prepared to deal with an obstetric emergency outside of clinic hours. This centre is usually staffed by a Bidan (Midwife) and a general practitioner who provide preventive and curative services related to 18 different health programmes including Antenatal care and family planning program. These Puskesmas however have been characterised as under-burdened and problematic as these health centre tend to bypass serious patient to higher level of health services. Should
420-624: The latter province. At the same time, the Special Region of Kutai was dissolved into Kutai Regency , Samarinda , and Balikpapan . This meant that the current region of Penajam North Paser once belonged to two separate provinces. On 13 October 1987, Balikpapan Seberang was transferred from Balikpapan to Pasir, and renamed into Penajam by government regulation no. 21. On 11 June 1996, Sepaku and Babulu Districts were carved out from parts of Penajam and Waru Districts, respectively, by government regulation no. 38. The regency's secession from Pasir
450-509: The national healthcare provider BPJS Kesehatan . Community health services in Indonesia were organized in a three-tier system with Puskesmas at the top. Usually staffed by a physician, these centres provided maternal and child health care, general outpatient curative and preventive health care services, pre- and postnatal care, immunization, and communicable disease control programs. Specialised clinic services were periodically available at some of
480-548: The plan was cancelled because of inadequate resources. In the 18th century, Prince Tamjidullah I successfully transferred power to his dynasty and set Prince Nata Dilaga as its first sultan with Panembahan Kaharudin Khalilullah. Nata Dilaga became the first king of the dynasty as Tamjidullah I in 1772, on the day of his accession calling himself Susuhunan Nata Alam . The son of Sultan Muhammad Aliuddin Aminullah named Prince Amir,
510-548: The population on sub-district level. The concept was designed by Johannes Leimena , the third Indonesian Minister of Health, and was realized by G. A. Siwabessy in New Order era. Community and preventive health programs formed another component of Indonesia's health system. There are 9,719 Puskesmas facilities around the country according to the Ministry of Health report in 2014; all are regarded as "first-level health facilities" by
540-643: The recommendation of the regency secretary. Executive power lies with the regent and vice regent while legislative function is exercised by the regency's parliament. The regency's gross regional product mostly consists of mining, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. The mining sector contributed to 25.83% of the regency's gross regional product, followed by agriculture with 21.96%, manufacturing with 16.46%, and construction with 11.84%. Other sectors are also present such as trade and wholesale with 9.41%, education sector 3.82%, and administration with 3.68%. The regency experienced an economic contraction of 2.34% in 2020 with
570-499: The regency as of 2021 to support communication in the region, most of which are operated by private companies. There's one sport stadium located in town of Penajam, named Benuo Taka Stadium. Banjar Sultanate Sultanate of Banjar ( Banjar : كسلطانن بنجر , Kasultanan Banjar) was a sultanate located in what is today the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia . For most of its history, its capital
600-425: The regency as of 2021. The regency does not have a higher education institutions as of 2021, but there are plans to construct a university in town of Penajam. The regency has one hospital, 10 polyclinics, 54 puskesmas , 41 pharmacies, in addition to 10 medical clinics and 273 healthcare posts. The main and only hospital in the regency is Ratu Aji Putri Botung Regional Hospital, located in town of Penajam. The hospital
630-544: The regency especially in the town of Penajam. Other than that, the regency also has presence of online ride-hailing services. The online ride-hailing services are available in Penajam, Waru, and Babulu districts. The regency has total 523 mosques, 48 Protestant churches, and 9 Catholic churches. The regency has regional library operated by regency government, located in town of Penajam. It is a relatively new library, built on late 2021. There are total 132 base transceiver station in
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#1733202691823660-800: The regency has several ports such as Buluminung Port which supports transportation to Buluminung Industrial Zone. There are smaller ports around the regency which support speed boats and ferries mostly from Balikpapan . The regency itself has no airport. The closest airports however are Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan and Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport in Samarinda, both are international airports. There are bus routes served by Perum DAMRI to Balikpapan, Samarinda, and town of Tanah Grogot. The regency's main bus terminal located on town of Penajam. As with other places in Indonesia, there are angkot around
690-457: The regency such as beef cattle with 17,191 in 2019, followed by 4,864 goats, and 615 pigs. There are also around 1.9 million of chicken population. Penajam district produced the most chicken meat with output of 487,715 kilograms. Main resources that are mined in the regency is coal. On hospitality and tourism sector, there are 17 hotels registered in the regency as of 2020. According to the regency government, there are 24 tourist spots identified in
720-455: The regency. In 2020, the regency was visited by 19,539 visitors from which 9,262 are visiting the tourist spots. There are also 41 registered restaurants in the regency as of 2020. There are total 257 registered cooperatives in the regency, most of which are located in Penajam. As of 2021, the regency has 79 kindergartens, 109 elementary schools, 42 junior highschools, and 13 senior highschools. In addition, there are 10 vocational highschools in
750-508: The word "Paser" roughly means "bright spirit". The word "Paser" also originated from the name of a former kingdom in the region, Paser Kingdom. Penajam is a name used to refer to the region where the regency is now located. As the regency was formerly the northern part of the Paser Kingdom and the region used to be called Penajam, it was named Penajam North Paser Regency. The region was inhabited by several tribes such as Lolo, Adang, and Kali who each founded small tribal kingdoms. The Paser Kingdom
780-530: Was advocated by the Northern Region Goes to Regency Success Team, and had urged the central government and the DPR to materialize its formation. Six years later, on 10 April 2002, the northeastern parts of Pasir were finally split into a new regency, known as Penajam North Paser by act no. 7. Since 2019, some villages of Sepaku District have been included within the areas of Nusantara . Penajam North Paser Regency
810-430: Was at Banjarmasin . The second king of Negara Daha , Maharaja Sukarama, had four commoner wives, and four sons and one daughter. As Maharaja Sukarama followed the traditional belief of Negara Dipa requiring the king to be of royal blood, he arranged the marriage of his sole daughter, Putri Galuh Baranakan, and the son of his brother, Raden Bagawan, with the name Raden Mantri. The goal of this union (of Mantri and Galuh)
840-508: Was founded by a combination of several tribes. Smaller tribal kingdoms soon disappeared due to urbanization to the capital of the Paser Kingdom or migration to the interior, which caused these kingdoms' population to drop rapidly. Since the independence, the region has experienced multiple administrative changes. On 26 June 1959, when the law no. 27 enacted, Paser Regency (then Pasir) was split from Kotabaru Regency , South Kalimantan and transferred to East Kalimantan, based on closer ties with
870-533: Was in danger, and established a new kingdom at Banjarmasin. With help from Mangkubumi Aria Taranggana, Raden Samudra converted to Islam on 24 September 1526, changing his name to Sultan Suriansyah. Banjar at first paid tribute to the Sultanate of Demak . That state met its demise in the mid-16th century, however, and Banjar was not required to send tribute to the new power in Java , the Sultanate of Pajang . Banjar rose in
900-580: Was to produce the ideal heir to rule Daha as they would have patrilineal and matrilineal royal blood. The union resulted in Raden Samudra, who was prepared by Sukarama to rule. However, after Sukarama's death, this succession was challenged by his sons, Pangeran Mangkubumi and Pangeran Tumanggung, who usurped the throne. Raden Samudra escaped from the Kingdom of Daha to the Barito River area, because his safety
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