Ketapang Regency

Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,588 km2, and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting off of five districts in the north-west of the regency on 2 January 2007 to form the new North Kayong Regency;[2] the 2020 census revealed a growth in population to 570,657 over the intervening decade;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 592,521 (comprising 307,931 males and 284,590 females).[1] The principal town lies at Ketapang.

Ketapang Regency
Kabupaten Ketapang
Regency
Seal
Location within West Kalimantan
Ketapang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Ketapang Regency
Ketapang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.5833°S 110.5000°E / -1.5833; 110.5000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalKetapang
Government
 • RegentMartin Rantan
 • Vice RegentSuprapto S
Area
 • Total31,588 km2 (12,196 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total592,921
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 534
Websiteketapangkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Following the splitting off of the five districts to form the North Kayong Regency in January 2007, the Ketapang Regency now consists of twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census;[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 253 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
61.04.04Kendawangan5,85932,50557,80865,106Kendawangan Kiri1978862
61.04.03Manis Mata2,91224,62734,65836,469Manis Mata2278864
61.04.02Marau1,16011,90117,28318,353Sukakarya1078865
61.04.22Singkup2276,1548,2998,625Sukaraja878866
61.04.21Air Upas79316,62020,22420,401Air Upas978863
61.04.14Jelai Hulu
(Upper Jelai)		1,35815,64820,59621,255Periangan2278876
61.04.13Tumbang Titi1,19823,28628,93829,370Tumbang Titi2578877
61.04.24Pemahan3264,4465,7815,945Pebihingan778874
61.04.25Sungai Melayu Rayak12211,65015,03615,429Sungai Melayu1178875
61.04.12Matan Hilir Selatan
(South Lower Matan)		1,81330,52840,28941,611Pesaguan Kanan1178822
61.04.18Benua Kayong34935,16545,04746,125Tuan Tuan11 (a)78821
-78822
61.04.01Matan Hilir Utara
(North Lower Matan)		72014,73919,99220,813Kuala Tolak578813
61.04.16Delta Pawan
(Ketapang town)		7471,50990,63492,515Ketapang9 (b)78811
-78813
61.04.17Muara Pawan61113,10918,03918,858Sungai Awan Kiri878810
61.04.11Nanga Tayap1,72827,49036,37837,601Nanga Tayap2078873
61.04.05Sandai1,77924,47432,37433,459Sandai1378870
61.04.19Hulu Sungai4,68511,55313,88413,955Menyumbung1278871
61.04.07Sungai Laur1,65116,70219,24819,112Riam Bunut1978872
61.04.08Simpang Hulu
(Upper Simpang)		3,17527,84736,86438,108Balai Pinang1578850
61.04.20Simpang Dua1,0487,5079,2859,411Semandang Kanan678854
Totals31,588427,460570,657592,521Ketapang262

Notes: (a) including 4 kelurahan. (b) including 5 kelurahan.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ketapang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6104)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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