North Kayong Regency

North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km2, and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 112,715.[3] The principal town lies in Sukadana. The nearest airport is Ketapang Airport.

North Kayong Regency

Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Regency
From top to bottom: Datok Island Beach and Dragon dance liong at Sukadana
Seal
Location within West Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
North Kayong Regency
North Kayong Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.9226°S 110.0450°E / -0.9226; 110.0450
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalSukadana
Government
 • RegentCitra Duani
 • Vice RegentEffendi Ahmad
Area
 • Total4,568.26 km2 (1,763.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total112,715
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 535
Websitekayongutarakab.go.id

History

North Kayong Regency was created in 2007, following a central government decision to split the area off from the Ketapang Regency.

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the North Kayong Regency consisted of five districts (kecamatan); subsequently, the insular district of Pulau Maya Karimata has been split in two - Pulau Maya (a large island situated closer to the Kalimantan "mainland", with surroundiing islets) and Kepulauan Karimata (an archipelago of 83 islands lying further to the west). The districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and their officially estimated populations in mid 2019.[5] The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2019		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Pulau Maya(a)
(Maya Island)		1,105.3013,56915,573578858
Sukadana(b)517.3321,40725,4601078852
Simpang Hilir(c)2,031.0928,24933,6641278853
Teluk Batang213.8219,14722,368778856
Seponti417.7410,17211,991678857
Kepulauan Karimata(d)
(Karimata Islands)		282.973,0503,659378855
Totals4,568.2695,594112,71543

Note: (a) comprising the five desa of Dusun Besar, Dusun Kecil, Kemboja, Satai Lestari and Tanjung Satai.
(b) including offshore Pelintu Island.
(c) including nine offshore islands - Bagu, Cermin, Datok, Juante, Katung, Lalang, Nanas, Payung and Salahnama.
(d) comprising the three desa of Padang, Pelapis and Betok Jaya.

Economy

The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood.

Education

The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health

The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.

Demographics
Chinese lion dance at Chinese temple

North Kayong has a minority population of Chinese with the majority being native. Most Chinese residents in North Kayong are of either Teochew or Hakka. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of North Kayong incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in Malaysia.

Religion in Kayong Regency

  Islam (95%)
  Other religion (5%)

Transportation

The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman Ketapang. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak, Semarang via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places

Hotels

The largest hotel is the Makhota Kayong in Sukadana.

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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