Buntok

Buntok Buntok Kota
Regency seat
Baiturrahman Great Mosque of Buntok
Buntok Location in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Buntok Buntok (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°43′09″S 114°50′41″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Kalimantan
Regency	South Barito Regency
District	Dusun Selatan
Area
• Total	114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	30,965
• Density	272/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time)
Postal code	73711
Area code	+62525

Buntok (abbreviated: BTK), a town in the administrative district (kecamatan) of Dusun Selatan, is the regency seat of South Barito Regency and also one of the towns in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. This town is composed of two urban kelurahan - a northern one called Buntok Kota (72 km²) and a southern one called Hilir Seper (42 km²), although the whole town is also called Buntok by the people from Central Kalimantan. This town is at a distance of 197 km east of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. The population of Buntok Kota kelurahan was 15,969 people as of 2024, while Hilir Seper kelurahan had 14,996 people.

Geography

Buntok Kota, Central Kalimantan
Climate chart (explanation)
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Buntok is precisely located at 1.71903 degrees South and 114.84475 degrees East, and is situated to the east of Palangka Raya, the capital of Central Kalimantan which is about 197 km distant. The total area of this town is around 114  km² (for the two kelurahan) which makes it roughly 1.6% of the total area of South Barito Regency.

Buntok is crossed by the Barito River as it is one of the towns located in the Barito River basin. This town is situated on the flatlands of eastern Central Kalimantan with the altitude being 13 to 30 metres above sea level. As any other town in Kalimantan, Buntok experiences tropical rainforest climate (Af) with high amounts of precipitation nearly all year long, constant humidity and warm-to-hot temperature above 21 °C.

Demographics

The total population of Buntok Kota as of 2021 is 16,774 inhabitants which represents 28% of the population of Dusun Selatan district and 12.7% of the entire population of South Barito Regency. The population density of this town is about 233 people/km². Buntok Kota has approximately 5,262 households and the average household size of the town is roughly 3.18 people. The sex ratio in Buntok Kota is equally 100 which means there are 100 males to every 100 females.

Education

As of 2021, there are currently 22 primary schools (19 public schools and three private schools), seven middle schools (three public schools and four private schools), six high schools (three public schools and three private schools), one public vocational school, one economic college, and one Islamic college.

Facilities

For healthcare facility, Buntok currently has one general hospital, three polyclinics, one public health centre, and seven pharmacies. For economic & trade facility, this town recently has five shopping complexes, two markets, six convenience shops, many grocery stores, 25 restaurants, 22 food stalls, six hotels, and seven inns. For religious facility, Buntok has 28 Islamic religious facilities, ten Protestant churches, and one Catholic church. The town is also served by the Sanggu Airport located in the neighbouring village of Sanggu.