Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia uses Asia/Makassar, currently WITA (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Banjarbaru is a city in Indonesia, with a population of about 293,300. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Banjarbaru is the administrative capital of South Kalimantan on Indonesian Borneo, inland from Banjarmasin. It is a planned government town, drier and higher than the swampy river city it replaced as capital.
The Lambung Mangkurat museum here holds the province's main heritage collection. The floating markets on the rivers around Banjarmasin, where traders sell from canoes at dawn, are the region's outstanding sight, and the diamond diggings at Cempaka nearby are still worked by hand.
Motorcycle taxis and shared vehicles cover the town, with ride-hailing available. The airport serving the province is here, and Banjarmasin is around an hour away.
The drier months around the middle of the year are more comfortable. The floating markets are a dawn activity in any season, and the wet season brings heavy rain.
Indonesia uses the IDR, calling code +62.
Indonesia uses the rupiah, and Indonesian is the common language with Banjarese widely spoken. Modest dress is appreciated, and cash is essential outside larger businesses.
