Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency
Kabupaten Bengkayang | |
|---|---|
 Office building of Bengkayang Regent | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Adil Ka' Talino (Fair to Others) | |
 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Bengkayang Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°04′09″N 109°39′50″E / 1.0691°N 109.6639°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Bengkayang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Suryadman Gidot |
| • Vice Regent | Agustinus Naon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,396.30 km2 (2,083.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 286,366 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 562 |
| Website | bengkayangkab |
Bengkayang Regency (Chinese: 孟嘉影) is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into a smaller Sambas Regency and a new Bengkayang Regency in 1999, and then Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency in 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,396.30 km2, and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 Census[2] and 286,366 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source.[4] Bengkayang is also rich in natural resources.
Bengkayang is still lagging in term of economic development, but there is a hope that providing local autonomy will catalyze development. A water processing plant has been developed, so the population can enjoy access to clean water.
Administrative districts[]
The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.
| Name | Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
No. of vill. |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Raya (Raya River) |
75.85 | 18,333 | 23,497 | 5 | 79272 |
| Capkala | 46.35 | 7,579 | 9,655 | 6 | 79271 |
| Sungai Raya Kepulauan (Raya River Islands)(a) |
394.00 | 20,922 | 29,015 | 5 | 79273 |
| Samalantan | 420.50 | 18,240 | 22,882 | 7 | 79280 |
| Monterado | 291.00 | 24,453 | 33,530 | 11 | 79181 |
| Lembah Bawang (Onion Valley) |
188.00 | 5,191 | 6,476 | 8 | 79281 |
| Bengkayang | 167.04 | 23,764 | 33,385 | 6 | 79212 & 79213 |
| Teriak | 231.51 | 12,464 | 17,001 | 18 | 79214 |
| Sungai Betung (Betung River) |
205.95 | 8,919 | 12,193 | 4 | 79211 |
| Ledo | 481.75 | 11,076 | 14,274 | 12 | 79283 |
| Suti Semarang | 280.84 | 4,579 | 5,972 | 8 | 79288 |
| Lumar | 275.21 | 5,764 | 8,111 | 5 | 79282 |
| Sanggau Ledo | 392.50 | 11,198 | 15,197 | 5 | 79284 |
| Tujuh Belas | 221.00 | 11,216 | 15,243 | 4 | 79250 |
| Seluas | 506.50 | 17,051 | 20,930 | 6 | 79285 |
| Jagoi Babang | 655.00 | 8,277 | 10,848 | 6 | 79286 |
| Siding | 563.30 | 6,251 | 8,157 | 8 | 79287 |
| Totals | 5,396.30 | 215,277 | 286,366 | 124 |
Note: (a) includes coastal part of mainland Kalimantan as well as 12 offshore islands.
Climate[]
Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| hideClimate data for Bengkayang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 307 (12.1) |
237 (9.3) |
243 (9.6) |
268 (10.6) |
240 (9.4) |
172 (6.8) |
142 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
211 (8.3) |
307 (12.1) |
331 (13.0) |
325 (12.8) |
2,973 (117.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Bengkayang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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