Kapuas Regency

Summary

Kapuas Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kapuas) is one of the thirteen regencies which divide Central Kalimantan Province, on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It formerly covered a wider area, but on 10 April 2002 two further regencies (Pulang Pisau Regency and Gunung Mas Regency) were cut out of its western districts, and the residual area is now 14,999 km.2 Its population was 329,646 at the 2010 Census[2] and 410,446 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 423,210 (comprising 218,291 males and 204,919 females).[1] The administrative centre is the town of Kuala Kapuas near the coast, but the largest town is Selat, which includes 8 of the regency's 15 urban kelurahan, and had 73,900 inhabitants in 2022.

Kapuas Regency
Kabupaten Kapuas
center
Regent office of Kapuas
Coat of arms of Kapuas Regency
Motto(s): 
"Tingang Menteng Panunjung Tarung"
Ngaju language: "Collective willpower to actualize dignified prosperity of the people"
Location within Central Kalimantan
Location within Central Kalimantan
Kapuas Regency is located in Kalimantan
Kapuas Regency
Kapuas Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Kapuas Regency is located in Indonesia
Kapuas Regency
Kapuas Regency
Kapuas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°00′00″S 114°22′48″E / 3.00000°S 114.38000°E / -3.00000; 114.38000
CountryIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
ProvinceCentral Kalimantan
CapitalKuala Kapuas
Government
 • Acting RegentErlin Hardi
Area
 • Total5,791 sq mi (14,999 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total423,210
 • Density73/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code(+62) 513
Websitekapuaskab.go.id

Geography edit

The total area of Kapuas Regency is 14,999 square km (9.77% of the area of Central Kalimantan Province), delineated into ebbtide and non-ebbtide areas.[4] It adjoins Gunung Mas Regency, the Java Sea, Barito Selatan Regency and Kalimantan Selatan Province (Barito Kuala Regency), and Pulang Pisau Regency, to the north, south, east and west, respectively.

The north is marked by hills and mountains up to 500 metres above sea level, while the south is coastal and marshy, ebb-tidal and vulnerable to flooding. Rivers in Kapuas Regency are the Kapuas and Kapuas Murung, 600 and 66.38 km in length, respectively. There are four canals: Anjir Serapat (28 km in length;) and Anjir Tamban (25 km), each connecting Kuala Kapuas with Banjarmasin, running through Kalimantan Tengah (for 13–14 km) and Kalimantan Selatan (12–14 km); the Anjir Kalampan (14.5 km), connecting Mandomai, the capital of Kapuas Barat district, with Pulang Pisau Regency; and the Anjir Basarang (24 km), connecting Kuala Kapuas with Pulang Pisau.

Administration edit

In 2009 there were 204 villages (190 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan). These were categorised as 44 traditional (swadaya), 61 transitional (swakarya) and 59 development (swasembada) villages, 6 isolated villages/wards (2.94 percent) and 52 poor villages/wards (25.49 percent). In 2009, there were 190 desa heads, 160 desa secretaries, 950 desa staff, 14 kelurahan heads and 14 kelurahan secretaries. In 2022 there were 231 villages, comprising 214 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan.

Administrative Districts edit

Kapuas Regency consists of seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and from the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The 2020 Census and 2022 estimated figures are rounded to the nearest 100 people. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 214 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
62.03.04 Kapuas Kuala (a) 360.62 18,763 22,000 22,200 Lupak Dalam 13 73583
62.03.13 Tamban Catur 66.38 14,592 16,800 17,700 Tamban Baru Tengah 10 73582
62.03.03 Kapuas Timur
(East Kapuas)
202.00 23,535 30,000 31,700 Anjir Serapat Baru 7 73581
62.03.01 Selat 111.74 56,902 69,800 73,900 Selat Dalam 10 (b) 73511 - 73516
62.03.17 Bataguh 282.26 33,737 42,200 42,500 Pulau Kupang 15 (c) 73516
62.03.08 Basarang 206.00 18,073 23,600 24,000 Basarang 14 73564
62.03.02 Kapuas Hilir
(Lower Kapuas)
91.00 13,036 14,600 15,400 Barimba 8 (d) 73521-73525
62.03.06 Pulau Petak 135.00 18,873 23,000 23,400 Sei Tatas 12 73592
62.03.07 Kapuas Murung 288.45 24,589 28,400 28,900 Palingkau Baru 23 (e) 73594
62.03.16 Dadahup 202.55 11,253 13,500 13,600 Dadahup 13 73593
62.03.05 Kapuas Barat
(West Kapuas)
480.00 18,412 21,900 22,800 Mandomai 12 (c) 73552
62.03.09 Mantangai 6,128.00 35,500 45,300 45,900 Mantangai Tengah 38 73553
62.03.10 Timpah 2,016.00 9,548 12,000 12,600 Timpah 9 73554
62.03.11 Kapuas Tengah
(Central Kapuas)
1,146.00 14,009 18,200 19,100 Pulon 13 73555
62.03.14 Pasak Talawang 687.00 5,920 10,700 10,700 Jangkang 10 73557
62.03.12 Kapuas Hulu
(Upper Kapuas)
1,274.00 7,546 11,700 11,900 Sei Hanyu 14 74581
62.03.15 Mandau Talawang 1,322.00 5,348 6,700 7,000 Sei Pinang 10 73556
Totals 14,999.00 329,646 410,446 423,210 Kuala Kapuas 231

Notes: (a) includes the offshore island of Pulau Roko. (b) comprising 8 kelurahan and 2 desa. (c) including one kelurahan.
(d) comprising 5 kelurahan and 3 desa. (e) includes 2 kelurahan.

Climate edit

Kapuas Kuala, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

Climate data for Kapuas Kuala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
30.0
(86.0)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
31.0
(87.8)
30.2
(86.4)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 301
(11.9)
321
(12.6)
280
(11.0)
242
(9.5)
215
(8.5)
132
(5.2)
103
(4.1)
116
(4.6)
137
(5.4)
140
(5.5)
222
(8.7)
287
(11.3)
2,496
(98.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Population edit

The 2010 census recorded 329,646 people, including 167,937 males (50.98%) and 161,503 females (49.02%). The 2020 Census total rose to 410,446, and the population was 423,210 in mid 2022.[1] The 2020 population density was 27.36 people/km2, ranging from a high of 624.66 in Selat to only 5.07 people/km2 in Mandau Talawang.

Demographics edit

Religion as of 2018:[6]

Social edit

Education is a development sector given priority by government (1945 Constitution mandate, as stated in article no 31 point 2), with an ultimate aim of improving the quality of human resources in Indonesia. There were 147 kindergartens in the regency, with 390 teachers and 4,181 students in 2009. In 2010, there were 390 Primary schools (including private schools), with 2,736 teachers and 40,714 students, yielding student:teacher ratio of about 14.88. There were 86 Junior High schools (state and private), with 1,085 teachers, 9,667 students and 465 classrooms; 25 Senior High schools (state and private), with 636 teachers and 5,886 students.

The region had only 38 doctors in 2010, resulting in a service ratio of 8,669.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Kuala Kapuas
  5. ^ "Climate: Kapuas Kuala". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Kapuas Regency, 2018.

External links edit

  • Phone Directory in Kapuas Regency
  • INFORMASI KAPUAS
  • KUALA KAPUAS
  • Official Website of Local Government
  • General Hospital of Kapuas Regency
  • Indonesian Medical Association Branch Kapuas
  • Indonesia Redcross Branch Kapuas

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