Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency (Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
Regency
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Putussibau
Area
• Total	29,842 km^2 (11,522 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	229,764
• Density	7.7/km^2 (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.