Banjarbaru is a city in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan/South Borneo is one of the thirty-three Provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

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. It is located 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) southeast of Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...

. The city had a population of 199,359 at the 2010 Census.

Banjarbaru City is located on the major road crossing South Kalimantan. The central road Jalan Jendral Achmad Yani, splits Banjarbaru in 2 sides. The city is bordered by Martapura to the north, Karang Intan to the east, Gambut and Aluh-Aluh to the west and Bati–Bati (Tanah Laut Subdistrict) to the south.

Banjarbaru is located at the foot of the Meratus Mountains

Meratus Mountains

The Meratus Mountains is a mountain range in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan, on Borneo island. The mountains run in a north-south arc that divides South Kalimantan province into two almost equal parts...

, with 80% of the city area elevated between 0 to 25 metres (82 ft) above sea level, but also incorporating areas up to 500 m (1,640.4 ft) high. Similarly slopes vary between 0 to 8% for most of the city's territory, with some areas sloping up to 15%.

Main economic activities in order of their contribution to the Regional Bruto Product are: Commerce, restaurant and hotel (21.7%), Services (16.3%), Building (16.3%), Processing industry (15.7%) and Mining: (8.7%), while Agriculture only contributes 4.9%.

Administration

Banjarbaru has an area of 371.3 sqkm, divided into 3 subdistricts

Subdistricts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 (kecamatan): Banjarbaru, Cempaka and Landasan Ulin. In order to stimulate development, the city government plans to increase the number of subdistricts to five. Currently subdistricts cover 4 to 7 administrative villages (kelurahan) each, i.e.:

Banjarbaru District covers:

• Banjarbaru Utara
• Loktabat Utara
• Loktabat Selatan
• Sungai Besar
• Sungai Ulin

Cempaka District covers:

• Sungai Tiung
• Bangkal
• Cempaka
• Palam

Landasan Ulin District covers:

• Landasan Ulin Barat
• Landasan Ulin Tengah
• Landasan Ulin Timur
• Landasan Ulin Utara
• Guntung Payung
• Guntung Manggis
• Syamsuddin Noor

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