Landak Regency

Summary

Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km2 and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census[2] and 397,610 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 405,396 (comprising 212,022 males and 193,374 females).[1] The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.

Landak Regency
Kabupaten Landak
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Coat of arms of Landak Regency
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Landak Regency is located in Kalimantan
Landak Regency
Landak Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Landak Regency is located in Indonesia
Landak Regency
Landak Regency
Landak Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°25′25″N 109°45′33″E / 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalNgabang
Government
 • RegentSamuel,SE. M.Si
Area
 • Total8,831 km2 (3,410 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total405,396
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 563
Websitelandakkab.go.id

Administrative Districts edit

Landak Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural desa), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Year
formed
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
61.08.10 Sebangki 1999
(from Sengah Temila)
885.60 16,653 19,582 19,919 Sebangki 5 79358
61.08.01 Ngabang 1,148.10 60,583 78,153 80,153 Ngabang 19 79354
61.08.11 Jelimpo 2006
(from Ngabang)
848.80 23,338 28,271 28,834 Jelimpo 13 79357
61.08.07 Sengah Temila 1,963.00 53,493 63,786 64,965 Pahauman 14 79456
61.08.04 Mandor 455.10 28,387 33,452 34,035 Mandor 17 79355
61.08.03 Menjalin 322.90 18,598 21,871 22,248 Menjalin 8 79362
61.08.02 Mempawah Hulu
(Upper Mempawah)
496.34 32,782 40,129 40,965 Karangan 17 79363
61.08.13 Sompak 2006
(from Mempawah Hulu)
219.76 13,581 15,963 16,237 Sompak 7 79361
61.08.06 Menyuke 594.16 25,716 30,230 30,750 Darit 16 79360
61.08.12 Banyuke Hulu
(Upper Banyuke)
2006
(from Menyuke)
273.80 11,864 13,669 13,880 Semade 7 79364
61.08.08 Meranti 1996
(from Menyuke)
372.34 9,080 10,593 10,768 Meranti 6 79366
61.08.09 Kuala Behe 1999
(from Air Besar)
968.00 13,650 16,709 17,057 Kuala Behe 11 79367
61.08.05 Air Besar 1,361.20 21,924 25,202 25,585 Serimbu 16 79365
Totals 9,909.10 329,649 397,610 405,396 Ngabang 156

Climate edit

Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ngabang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.3)
31.2
(88.2)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.7
(89.1)
31.7
(89.1)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 279
(11.0)
237
(9.3)
233
(9.2)
288
(11.3)
239
(9.4)
193
(7.6)
173
(6.8)
196
(7.7)
246
(9.7)
304
(12.0)
313
(12.3)
314
(12.4)
3,015
(118.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Landak Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6108)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Ngabang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


0°25′25″N 109°45′33″E / 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592