Kapuas Hulu Regency
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 |
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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 |
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References
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.