Dadap Kusan Raya – settlement in Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang, South Kalimantan
Dadap Kusan Raya is an Indonesian settlement located in Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan) Province, in Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Regency, in Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang. Geographically, it is situated on the southern part of the island of Borneo, at approximately 3.45 degrees south latitude and 115.57 degrees east longitude. The administrative seat of the regency is in Kecamatan Batulicin, and the regency was established on April 8, 2003, under Law No. 2 of 2003, having previously been part of Kabupaten Kotabaru. As no independent, settlement-level encyclopedic source is available for Dadap Kusan Raya itself, the context of the location is presented below based on verifiable characteristics of the broader environment – the regency and the province.
General overview
Dadap Kusan Raya belongs to Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang, which forms part of Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu in the southeastern corner of South Kalimantan Province. The regency covers an area of 5,066.96 square kilometers, and according to the 2010 Indonesian census, it had a population of 267,913 at that time, rising to approximately 360,073 by mid-2025. This growth rate indicates that Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu as a whole is on a dynamic demographic development trajectory. The center of economic activity on the regency's territory is Kecamatan Simpang Empat, where commercial and business life is concentrated. Dadap Kusan Raya itself is relatively small and may be counted among the lesser-known Bornean villages to the general public: it is not particularly visited as a tourist destination, nor does it form the center of major regional development programs in the available public sources. Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang, like other parts of the regency, characteristically consists of rural communities relying on agriculture and natural resources, though conclusions on this matter can only be drawn from regency-level data.
Real estate and investment
No publicly available, independent real estate market data or investment analysis is available specifically for Dadap Kusan Raya. At the broader Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu level, it can be noted that the regency – established in 2003 – is considered a young administrative unit, and demographic growth (population increased by nearly one hundred thousand between 2010 and 2025) generally stimulates real estate demand in regional centers. However, in rural, peripherally located districts such as Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang, the real estate market typically operates with low turnover and limited liquidity, which is linked to narrower investment interest and more limited infrastructure development – a pattern generally characteristic of rural areas in South Kalimantan. Under Indonesian property law, foreigners cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to real estate in Indonesia; they are legally provided primarily with Hak Pakai (right of use) and certain lease constructions, a general regulation applicable throughout the country.
Safety and security
No accessible, concrete statistics or sources relating to public safety are available for Dadap Kusan Raya. In general terms, rural settlements in Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu and the broader Kalimantan Selatan Province are mostly low-density, agricultural areas where the incidence of serious crimes is typically not exceptional in national comparison. Nevertheless, security conditions in such places can change over time, and without access to reliable local information, categorical statements about any single small village are not justified. For travelers and interested persons, current travel advice from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as advisory information from foreign authorities for their own citizens, are the authoritative sources.
Tourist attractions
No independent tourist source is available for Dadap Kusan Raya, and no documented tourist attraction is directly linked to the village. Regarding the broader territory of Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu, it can be noted that the regency seat area of Batulicin also functions as a crossing point toward neighboring Kabupaten Kotabaru, and given the regency's coastal location, natural features in proximity to the Java Sea shoreline are theoretically present in the area. However, these cannot be identified in sources as concrete tourist attractions in relation to Dadap Kusan Raya. Those visiting Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang or Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu territory would be advised to inquire with local authorities or the tourist office in Batulicin about currently accessible sites.
Summary
Dadap Kusan Raya is a Bornean settlement located in South Kalimantan Province, in Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Regency, in Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang, for which detailed, direct source data is not presently available. According to regency-level information, Tanah Bumbu is an administrative unit established in 2003 with a growing population, its economic focus lying in the Kecamatan Simpang Empat and Batulicin areas. The smaller, rural districts, including settlements in Kecamatan Teluk Kepayang – encompassing Dadap Kusan Raya – exhibit the general characteristics of Indonesian rural areas: relatively low tourist visibility, limited real estate market activity, and primary livelihoods derived from local natural resources. To obtain more detailed and accurate information, contact with local or regency-level authorities is recommended.
