Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency
(Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province West Kalimantan
Capital Putussibau
Area
 • Total 29,842 km2 (11,522 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 229,764
 • Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 567

Kapuas Hulu (Upper Kapuas River) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diversity 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;[1] the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 229,764.

Administrative districts

Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

District Population
2010 Census
Silat Hilir
(Lower Silat)		 16,987
Silat Hulu
(Upper Silat)		 10,735
Hulu Gurung 12,339
Bunut Hulu 12,889
Mentebah 8,905
Bika 4,228
Kalis 11,764
Putussibau Selatan
(South Putussibau)		 12,838
Hulu Kapuas 5,880
Embaloh Hilir
(Lower Embaloh)		 5,369
Bunut Hilir
(Lower Bunut)		 8,434
Boyan Tanjung 10,283
District Population
2010 Census
Pengkadan 7,959
Jongkong 9,907
Selimbau 10,118
Danau Sentarum 3,868
Suhaid 8,112
Seberuang 10,314
Semitau 7,992
Empanang 2,858
Puring Kencana 2,214
Badau 5,203
Batang Lupar 4,552
Embaloh Hulu
(Upper Embaloh)		 4,675
Putussibau Utara
(North Putussibau)		 23,737
Totals 222,160

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.


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