Pulang Pisau Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pulang Pisau) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas Regency. The town of Pulang Pisau is the capital of Pulang Pisau Regency. The land area of Pulang Pisau Regency is 9,650.86 km², and its population was 120,062 at the 2010 Census (an increase from 111,488 at the previous Census in 2000)^[2] and 134,499 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,119 (comproisong 71,789 males and 66,410 females).^[1]

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Pulang Pisau Regency Kabupaten Pulang Pisau
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Handep Hapakat" Ngaju language: "Agreed upon Mutual Cooperation, Help, and Consensus"
Location within Central Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 3.1186°S 113.8623°E / -3.1186; 113.8623
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	Central Kalimantan
Capital	Pulang Pisau
Government
• Regent	Edy Pratowo
• Vice Regent	Pudjirustaty Narang
Area
• Total	3,726.22 sq mi (9,650.86 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	138,199
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km2)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code	(+62) 513
Website	pulangpisaukab.go.id

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Pulang Pisau Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The two most northerly districts (Kahayan Tengah and Banama Tingang) are upstream on the Kahayan River, and are physically almost separated from the rest of the regency. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 95 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Bahaur Basantan. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Bereng, Kalawa and Pulau Pisang.
(c) Kahayan Hilir District has a variety of postcodes; Gohong village and Kalawa town have a postcode of 74812, Anjir Pulang Pisau town has 74813, Mintin village has 74816, Hanjack Maju village has 74821, Bereng town has 74831, Kahayan Hilir village has 74841 and Buntoi, Mantaren I and Mantaren II villages share 74861.

In 2015, the local government agreed to make Badak Besar and Badak Kecil regions on Salat Nusa Island to be a conservation area for orangutans. Central Kalimantan province has an orangutan rehabilitation area in Nyaru Menteng.^[4]

Pulang Pisau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.