Mempawah Regency

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Mempawah Regency
Kabupatan Mempawah
Regency
Coat of arms of Mempawah Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Mempawah Regency is located in Kalimantan
Mempawah Regency
Mempawah Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°15′00″N 109°10′00″E / 0.2500°N 109.1667°E / 0.2500; 109.1667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
Capital
Government
 • RegentErlina
 • Vice RegentMuhammad Pagi
Area
 • Total1,276.90 km2 (493.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total301,560
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 561
Websitemempawahkab.go.id

Mempawah Regency (formerly the Pontianak Regency) is a regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Since 2007 it covers 1,276.90 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census[2] and 301,560 at the 2020 Census.[3] The principal town lies at .

History[]

Based on Government Regulation No. 58 of 2014 (Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 58 Tahun 2014), Pontianak Regency formally became Mempawah Regency.[4]

Administrative Districts[]

Since the separation of the southern parts of the former Pontianak Regency in 2007 to form the new Kubu Raya Regency, the residual area - in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency - consists of nine 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, its post code and their administrative centres:

Name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code		 Admin
centre
Siantan 408.26 40,360 50,275 5 78352 Jungkat
Segedong 260.60 20,249 26,149 6 78351 Parit Bugis
Sungai Pinyuh
(Pinyuh River)		 265.84 47,311 61,352 9 78354 Sungai Pinyoh
Anjongan 124.08 16,628 20,878 5 78353 Anjongan Melancar
Mempawah Hilir
(Lower Mempawah)		 398.42 34,328 44,936 8 78911
-78919		 Terusan
Mempawah Timur
(East Mempawah)		 199.45 25,220 33,761 8 78915
& 78919		 Antibar
Sungai Kunyit
(Kunyit River)		 442.79 22,069 28,380 12 78371 Sungai Kunyit Laut
Toho 244.87 17,724 23,613 8 78360 Toho
Sadaniang 453.58 10,132 12,216 6 78361 Pentek
Totals 2,797.88 234,012 301,560 67

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nama Kabupaten Pontianak Resmi Diganti Jadi Kabupaten Mempawah". September 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. ^ "Siap Umumkan Nama Baru Daerah". www.mempawahkab.go.id.

Coordinates: 0°15′00″N 109°10′00″E / 0.2500°N 109.1667°E / 0.2500; 109.1667

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