Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency (Upper Kapuas River) is a regency (kabupaten) of the West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diverse number of indigenous groups, including the Iban and the Silat. Towns along the Kapuas River include Sintang, Nanga Lebang, Nanga Ketungau, Nanga Silat, Semitau, Nanga Bunut, and Putussibau, the regency's administrative centre. It covers an area of 29,842 km2, and had a population of 222,160 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (for mid 2017) is 254,712.[3]

Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Kapuas Hulu Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Kapuas Hulu Regency
Kapuas Hulu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.8167°N 112.7667°E / 0.8167; 112.7667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalPutussibau
Government
 • RegentA.M. Nasir
 • Vice RegentAntonius L. Ain Pamero
Area
 • Total29,842 km2 (11,522 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total254,712
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 567
Websitekapuashulukab.go.id

Administrative districts

The Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-three districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations,[4] together with the latest (mid 2017) official estimates of population. [5] populations. The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code. Two further districts (Hulu Kapuas and Danau Sentarum) which existed in 2010 were subsequently merged with other districts (see Notes below table).

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census 2010		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2017		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Silat Hilir
(Lower Silat)		1,177.1016,98720,3031378773
Silat Hulu
(Upper Silat)		1,061.8010,73511,8031478774
Hulu Gurung432.9012,33913,1981578764
Bunut Hulu
(Upper Bunut)		1,118.1412,88915,3721578772
Mentebah781.268,90510,515878757
Bika395.164,2284,230878753
Kalis1,857.8411,76415,0791778756
Putussibau Selatan(a)
(South Putussibau)		5,352.3012,83822,9261678714
Embaloh Hilir
(Lower Embaloh)		786.305,3695,371978754
Bunut Hilir
(Lower Bunut)		844.108,4348,4361178761
-78762
Boyan Tanjung824.0010,28313,5931678758
Pengkadan
(Batu Datu)		531.207,9598,2961178759
Jongkong422.509,90710,6961478763
Selimbau(b)1,153.8810,11814,6941778765
Suhaid465.918,1128,6421178775
Seberuang573.8010,31410,9781578772
Semitau562.707,9929,4411278771
Empanang547.142,8583,006678768
Puring Kencana258.662,2142,216678769
Badau700.005,2035,501978767
Badang Lupar1,332.904,5524,5751078766
Embaloh Hulu
(Upper Embaloh)		3,457.604,6754,6801078755
Putussibau Utara (North Putussibau)5,204.8023,73731,1611978716
Totals298,841.99222,160254,712282

Notes: (a) at the 2010 Census, the Putussibau Selatan District only included the town of Putussibau, and covered 98.6 km2; the much larger district of Hulu Kapuas (with only 5,880 inhabitants in 2010), lying to the east of the town, was subsequently merged with the town to form a greatly enlarged Putussibau Selatan District.
(b) at the 2010 Census, the Selimbau District only included the southern half of the present district; the District of Danau Sentarum (with 3,868 inhabitants in 2010), lying to the north, was subsequently merged with it.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.

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