Ketapang Regency
| Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang) | |
|---|---|
| Regency | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Ketapang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Drs. Henrikus, Msi. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31,240.74 km2 (12,062.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 442,090 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
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 31,240.74 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 in 2007 to form the new North Kayong Regency; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 442,090. The principal town lies at Ketapang.
Ketapang was part of Tanjungpura Kingdom
Administrative Districts
Following the splitting off of the five districts to form the North Kayong Regency in 2007, the Ketapang Regency now consists of twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[1] and their administrative centres:
| District | Population 2010 Census[2] |
|---|---|
| Kendawagan | 32,505 |
| Manis Mata | 24,627 |
| Marau | 11,901 |
| Singkup | 6,154 |
| Air Upas | 16,620 |
| Jelai Hulu | 15,648 |
| Tumbang Titi | 23,286 |
| Pemahan | 4,446 |
| Sungai Melayu Rayak | 11,650 |
| Matan Hilir Selatan | 30,528 |
| Benua Kayong | 35,165 |
| Matan Hilir Utara | 14,739 |
| Delta Pawan | 71,509 |
| Muara Pawan | 13,109 |
| Nanga Tayap | 27,490 |
| Sandai | 24,474 |
| Hulu Sungai | 11,553 |
| Sungai Laur | 16,702 |
| Simppang Hulu | 27,847 |
| Simpang Dua | 7,507 |
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