North Kayong Regency

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North Kayong Regency
Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Regency
Pantai Pulau Datok.JPG
Sukadana.JPG
From top to bottom: Beach and Dragon dance liong at Sukadana
Official seal of North Kayong Regency
Seal
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency is located in Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency
North Kayong Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°55′21″S 110°02′42″E / 0.9226°S 110.0450°E / -0.9226; 110.0450
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalSukadana
Government
 • RegentCitra Duani
 • Vice RegentEffendi Ahmad
Area
 • Total4,568.26 km2 (1,763.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total126,571
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 535
Websitekayongutarakab.go.id

North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km2, and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census[2] and 126,571 at the 2020 Census.[3] The principal town lies in Sukadana. The nearest airport is Ketapang Airport.

History[]

North Kayong Regency was created in 2007, following a central government decision to split the area off from the Ketapang Regency.

Administrative Districts[]

At the time of the 2010 Census, the North Kayong Regency consisted of five districts (kecamatan); subsequently, the offshore islands district of Pulau Maya Karimata has been split in two - Pulau Maya (a large island situated closer to the Kalimantan "mainland", with surrounding islets) and Kepulauan Karimata (an archipelago of 83 islands lying further to the west). The districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table 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
mid 2019		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
Pulau Maya(a)
(Maya Island)		 1,105.30 13,569 16,359 5 78858
Kepulauan Karimata(b)
(Karimata Islands)		 282.97 3,050 3,765 3 78855
Sukadana(c) 517.33 21,407 29,651 10 78852
Simpang Hilir(d) 2,031.09 28,249 38,594 12 78853
Teluk Batang 213.82 19,147 25,465 7 78856
Seponti 417.74 10,172 12,737 6 78857
Totals 4,568.26 95,594 126,571 43

Note: (a) comprising the five desa of Dusun Besar, Dusun Kecil, Kemboja, Satai Lestari and Tanjung Satai.
(b) comprising the three desa of Padang, Pelapis and Betok Jaya.
(c) including offshore Pelintu Island.
(d) including nine offshore islands - Bagu, Cermin, Datok, Juante, Katung, Lalang, Nanas, Payung and Salahnama.

Economy[]

The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood.

Education[]

The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health[]

The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.

Demographics[]

Chinese lion dance at Chinese temple

North Kayong has a minority population of Chinese with the majority being native. Most Chinese residents in North Kayong are of either Teochew or Hakka. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of North Kayong incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in Malaysia.

Religion in Kayong Regency

  Islam (95%)
  Other religion (5%)

Transportation[]

The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman at Ketapang. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak, Semarang via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places[]

  • Gunung Palung National Park, a beautiful rainforest park that can be reached from Sukadana.
  • Datok Island beach

Hotels[]

The largest hotel is the Makhota Kayong in Sukadana.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 1°26′14″S 110°47′52″E / 1.4371°S 110.7978°E / -1.4371; 110.7978

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