Paser Regency
Paser Regency
Kabupaten Paser | |
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Nurul Falah Grand Mosque | |
Location within East Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°26′6.61″S 116°14′7.26″E / 1.4351694°S 116.2353500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Capital | Tana Paser |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Fahmi Fadli |
| • Vice Regent | Ikhwan Antasari |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,603.94 km2 (4,480.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 303,424 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 543 |
| Website | paserkab.go.id |
Paser Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Paser) is the southernmost regency within the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 26 June 1959 from the northern parts of Kotabaru. It was previously known as Pasir Regency until its renaming on 22 August 2007. Its northeastern districts were split off on 10 April 2002 to form the new Penajam North Paser Regency. The residual regency covers an area of 11,603.94 km2, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 Census and 275,452 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 303,424 (comprising 156,903 males and 146,521 females). Its administrative centre is the town of Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot).