Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency
Kabupaten Gunung Mas | |
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Duhung Roundabout in town of Kuala Kurun | |
| Motto(s): "Habangkalan Penyang Karuhei Tatau" Ngaju language: "Determination, passion, and effort to be prosperous" | |
Location within Central Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°57′00″S 113°30′00″E / 0.9500°S 113.5000°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Regency seat | Kuala Kurun |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Jaya Samaya Monong |
| • Vice Regent | Efrensia Umbing |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,804 km2 (4,171 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 142,835 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 537 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.707 (High) |
| Website | gunungmaskab |
Gunung Mas Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Gunung Mas) is one of the thirteen regencies of Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The regency seat is located at the town of Kuala Kurun in Kurun District. The population area of Gunung Mas Regency is 19,894 km2, and its population was 96,990 at the 2010 census (an increase from 74,823 at the previous census in 2000) and 135,373 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 142,835 (comprising 75,066 males and 67,769 females). The regency initially existed between 1965 and 1979, after which it was a district within Kapuas Regency. Its status as a separate regency was restored on 10 April 2002 following rapid decentralization and democratization after the fall of Suharto. The regency has the 5th highest Human Development Index in the province.