AMUNTAI IS BERTAKWA'S CITY

Hulu Sungai Utara’s Regencyconstitutes one of Zoom Region II. at Kalimantan's province south. This regency capital lies at Amuntai. Upstreams Regency landmass An River Northern be ± 892,7 km² or just ± 2,38 percent were compared with by landmass Kalimantan's Provinces south. With landmass as big as 892,7 km² this. More or less 570 km² is constitute farm  swamp and a large part haven't most utilizes optimal ala.

Hulu Sungai Utara’s Regency consisting of 10 (ten)  dictrict with silvan amount / spread sub-district as much 219 villages / sub-districts. Besides, village / sub-district at Regency Upstream An River Northern can be clasified as 3 (three) category, for example Village Swadaya as much 3 (at Banjang's district), Swakarya's village there is 1 (at Banjang's district), and Self-sufficient Village as much 215 villages.

Base data from BPS Hulu Sungai Utara’s Regency year 2009, population at Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency total 216.181 spread soul at Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency and consisting of 53.679 families.

In day-to-day life, society of Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency  was be known as religious society and cultivate  is norm high religius at region. It most mirror of region motto in particular at regency capital namely “ Amuntai bertakwa's City ”. Majority and as almost exhaustive Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency is resident moslem.

Region device is creature and device plan of Yusni Antemas, Amir Husaini, Zainuri dimyati.  

Agung device

a.       One shield gets gothic's form that epitomize defense fortress comes into the world and bathin's defense.

b.      At deep shield was gotten by painting:

1.      Cupola, epitomizing fear to God That Esa Mighty, heart chastity to perform all Instruction it and its Prohibition.

2.      Apse, epitomizing honest leadership and gets authority, obedience to boss that really and stoicism in faces all handicap.

c.       Haur yellows Seventeen Internodes, constituting sacred number gets font form “ u ” epitomize:

1.      U = Northern mean Hulu Sungai Utara

2.      U = Ulet means Never desperates

3.      U = Superior meaning dignities

4.      U = Conjure Up ancestors and Hulu Sungai Utara histories with Agung Temple, Putri Junjung Buih and Lambung Mangkurat as early. Leaf and Lotus, epitomizing Hulu Sungai Utara as region of swamp who can result something worthwhile. Also while be formed Regency Hulu Sungai Utara (1 Helai lotus Leaf, 5 Flower calyxs, 5 Helai Under-side Flower calyxs, 2 Helai Upper Corollas) so is formed
number 1 5 52( May 1 1952) days so Hulu Sungai Utara’s Regency.

5.      Cotton and Paddy, epitomizing aim for prosperity to sling and food.

6.      Numbers Rubber and Rubber Leaf, epitomizing peoples subject production North River headwaters.

7.      Paddy, Cotton, and Fruit / Rubber Leaf, epitomize that Hulu Sungai Utara is part of Republic Of Indonesia Unity State( 17 paddy fruit seeds, 8 kuntum cotton flowers, 4 rubber fruit seeds, 5 helai rubber leafs) giving meaning 17 – 8 – 45.

8.      Cup, epitomizing Tabalong's River and An River Balangan what do meet to become State River that wends to go out to sea escape, one that surge five, Pancasila's matter that constitute indonesian nation life philosophy by and large and Hulu Sungai Utara society on notably.

9.      Loyalty to aspiration that really. Top that reached by oomph blessing in effort.

10.  Across Green area, epitomizing fecundity. 

11.  keliling's edge (In) Gold yellow color, epitomizing dignity.

12.  keliling's edge (Extern) Black color, epitomizing intention and trust firmness to alone person. 

Device motto gets to set down “ AGUNG ” epitomizes:

Agung          : Are word device level with another that contains to assess education, magnanimity, and people aspiration.

Agung          : Are authority and mengemban's government suppleness people trust

Agung          : Are big and get authority and be honoured
Grand: Are loyalty, obedience, compliance (loyalitas) to government.

Agung          : In vernacular constitutes traditional bagpipe for menggerakan ala society carries royong to serve an office and gets faith to nation behalf, state and religion.

“ Kayuh Baimbai Mambangun Banua ”

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