Bengkayang Regency

Bengkayang Regency (Chinese: 孟嘉影) is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). It was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into Sambas Regency and Bengkayang Regency in 1999, and Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency in 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,396.30 km2, and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 Census[2] and 238,137 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 255,261.[3]

Bengkayang Regency

Kabupaten Bengkayang
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Adil Ka' Talino
(Fair to Others)
Location within West Kalimantan
Bengkayang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.0691°N 109.6639°E / 1.0691; 109.6639
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalBengkayang
Government
 • RegentSuryadman Gidot
 • Vice RegentAgustinus Naon
Area
 • Total5,396.30 km2 (2,083.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total255,261
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 562
Websitebengkayangkab.go.id

Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source.[4] Bengkayang is also rich in natural resources.

Bengkayang is still lagging in term of economic development, but there is a hope that providing local autonomy will catalyze development. A water processing plant has been developed, so the population can enjoy access to clean water.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[5] together with the latest official estimates (for mid 2017).[6] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban keluraham) in each district and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2017		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Sungai Raya
(Raya River)		75.8518,33318,983579272
Capkala46.357,5798,564679271
Sungai Raya Kepulauan
(Raya River Islands)(a)		394.0020,92222,540579273
Samalantan420.5018,24022,177779280
Monterado290.0024,45326,9151179181
Lembah Bawang
(Onion Valley)		188.005,1916,308879281
Bengkayang167.0423,76432,141679212
& 79213
Teriak231.5112,46414,2771879214
Sungai Betung
(Betung River)		205.958,9199,990479211
Ledo481.7511,07610,4941279283
Suti Semarang280.844,5795,028879288
Lumar275.215,7646,430579282
Sanggau Ledo392.5011,19812,470579284
Tujuh Belas221.0011,21612,271479250
Seluas506.5017,05121,881679285
Jagoi Babang655.008,27710,275679286
Siding563.306,2516,340879287
Totals5,396.30215,277247,084124

Note: (a) includes coastal part of mainland Kalimantan as well as 12 offshore islands.

Climate

Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bengkayang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.0
(87.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.2
(71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)		 237
(9.3)		 243
(9.6)		 268
(10.6)		 240
(9.4)		 172
(6.8)		 142
(5.6)		 190
(7.5)		 211
(8.3)		 307
(12.1)		 331
(13.0)		 325
(12.8)		 2,973
(117.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  7. "Climate: Bengkayang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.