Guntung Manggis – a settlement in Banjar Baru city, South Kalimantan province
Guntung Manggis is an Indonesian settlement located in Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan) province, in the Landasan Ulin district (Kecamatan Landasan Ulin) that belongs to Banjar Baru city (Kota Banjarbaru). Based on its geographic coordinates, the settlement is situated along the southern latitudes, in the southern part of the island of Borneo. Since March 16, 2022, Banjar Baru city has been the official capital of South Kalimantan province, having taken over the role of the previous provincial capital, Banjarmasin. Thus Guntung Manggis is located in a central city that has become increasingly important from an administrative and political perspective in the province, a development that also shapes the broader region's growth dynamics.
General overview
Guntung Manggis is a smaller settlement within Kecamatan Landasan Ulin, for which independent, detailed settlement-level data is not yet available from publicly accessible sources. Considering the broader context, Kota Banjarbaru is a medium-sized Indonesian city that has been deliberately developed over recent decades: administrative, educational, and industrial functions are all present in the city, and its new role as the provincial capital further strengthens the city's significance and its sphere of influence. Within the urban area, Kecamatan Landasan Ulin belongs to the infrastructurally developing zones with mixed development patterns. South Kalimantan province as a whole covers an area of 38,744 km², and according to data from the first half of 2025, has a population of 4,330,144 inhabitants. The province is primarily home to the Banjar people ethnically, whose cultural traditions – local customs interwoven with Islamic faith, handicrafts, and the way of life along the Martapura River – characterize the entire region.
Real estate and investment
Direct, settlement-level data on Guntung Manggis's real estate market is not available, therefore the following presents the broader context at the level of Kota Banjarbaru and the province, with clear indication that these do not apply exclusively to the settlement. Banjarbaru, as the newly designated provincial capital, has attracted increased investor attention in recent years: following the administrative relocation, demand pressure has risen in both residential and commercial real estate markets. Such status changes in Indonesia are typically accompanied by stepped-up infrastructure investments, road network development, and the emergence of new institutional buildings, which generally have a positive effect on local real estate prices. According to Indonesian land law (the 1960 Basic Agrarian Law and its amendments), foreign citizens cannot acquire land ownership (Hak Milik); foreigners primarily utilize long-term use rights (Hak Pakai) or rental arrangements. This represents the general regulatory framework applicable to Indonesia's entire real estate market, which must also be taken into account in the context of Guntung Manggis.
Safety and security
No settlement-specific, verifiable crime or law enforcement data is available for Guntung Manggis, therefore the situation generally characteristic of South Kalimantan province can be described. South Kalimantan province ranks among the larger Indonesian regions where urbanization has accelerated in recent decades, and city growth has tested law enforcement capacities alongside infrastructure. Indonesian public security generally presents a regionally varied picture; in smaller suburban and semi-urbanized neighborhoods, such as parts of Kecamatan Landasan Ulin, public sentiment is typically shaped by close neighborhood relations (the local "rukun tetangga" and "rukun warga" system), which through community-level self-organization can contribute to local sense of security. However, in the absence of specific statistical data, all generalizations should be treated with caution, and on-site inquiry is recommended.
Tourist attractions
No verifiable source data naming specific tourist attractions is available regarding Guntung Manggis as a tourist destination. The broader region, Kota Banjarbaru and South Kalimantan province, however, contains several well-known elements in its tourism offerings. Characteristic of the province as a whole is the presence of Banjar cultural heritage, which includes traditional riverside villages, artisanal jewelry – particularly the gemstone trade and cutting industry known from Martapura city – and the province's natural assets. Banjarmasin, the former provincial capital, is known for its floating markets (pasar terapung), which rank among the region's most characteristic cultural and gastronomic attractions, and are relatively easily accessible to visitors from the direction of Banjarbaru. Guntung Manggis itself primarily serves residential and transit functions according to available information, and is not a tourist destination.
Summary
Guntung Manggis is a poorly documented but favorably situated settlement in South Kalimantan province in Indonesia, located in the Landasan Ulin district of Kota Banjarbaru. The city's elevation to provincial capital status in 2022 has placed the broader region on a new development trajectory, bringing tangible contextual changes for Guntung Manggis and its immediate surroundings, particularly in terms of real estate market dynamics and infrastructure. In the absence of direct, verifiable data, on-site inquiry and contact with local authorities are recommended to form a reliable picture of the settlement.
