Sintang Regency

Sintang Regency
(Kabupaten Sintang)
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province West Kalimantan
Capital Sintang
Government
 • Regent dr H. Jarot Winarno, M.Med.PH
Area
 • Total 21,638.20 km2 (8,354.56 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 377,243
 • Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website www.sintang.go.id

Sintang Regency (Chinese: 新当) is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 377,243. The principal town lies at Sintang.

Administrative Districts

Sintang Regency consists of fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

District Population
2010 Census
Serawai 21,922
Ambalau 12,867
Kayan Hulu
(Upper Kayan)		 21,854
Sepauk 46,407
Tempunak 26,860
Sungai Tebelian 29,144
District Population
2010 Census
Sintang 59,410
Dedai 27,573
Kayan Hilir
(Lower Kayan)		 24,423
Kelam Permai 15,276
Binjai Hulu
(Upper Binjai)		 11,332
District Population
2010 Census
Ketungau Hilir
(Lower Ketungau)		 20,567
Ketungau Tengah
(Central Ketungau)		 27,421
Ketungau Hulu
(Upper Ketungau)		 19,703
Totals 364,759

Baning Tourist Nature Park

The park is tropical nature forest located in city center, the only one in Indonesia which declared in 1999.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Berwisata di Hutan Tengah Kota". January 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 0°04′05″N 111°29′53″E / 0.06806°N 111.49806°E / 0.06806; 111.49806


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