Sekadau Regency

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Sekadau Regency
Kabupaten Sekadau
Coat of arms of Sekadau Regency
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Sekadau Regency is located in Kalimantan
Sekadau Regency
Sekadau Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°02′05″N 110°57′03″E / 0.0348°N 110.9507°E / 0.0348; 110.9507
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
Regency seat
Government
 • RegentRupinus
 • Vice RegentAloysius
Area
 • Total5,444.20 km2 (2,102.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total211,559
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 564
Websitesekadaukab.go.id

Sekadau Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sanggau Regency. It covers an area of 5,444.2 km2, and had a population of 181,634 at the 2010 Census,[2] 193,226 at the 2015 Census and 211,559 at the 2020 Census.[3] The regency seat lies at in Sekadau Hilir District.

History[]

Geography[]

Climate[]

Sekadau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

hideClimate data for Sekadau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)
30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
31.6
(88.9)
31.0
(87.8)
30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 311
(12.2)
287
(11.3)
275
(10.8)
278
(10.9)
232
(9.1)
183
(7.2)
156
(6.1)
167
(6.6)
230
(9.1)
314
(12.4)
338
(13.3)
268
(10.6)
3,039
(119.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Governance[]

Administrative districts[]

Sekadau Regency consists of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census.[6]

District Area
in km2
Population
2010 Census
Population
2020 Census
Nanga Mahap 1,205.16 24,680 27,411
Nanga Taman 1,069.77 25,218 27,916
Sekadau Hulu 854.64 24,968 29,685
Sekadau Hilir 891.79 55,897 67,659
Belitang Hilir 723.67 20,687 24,248
Belitang 336.79 11,531 13,634
Belitang Hulu 1,181.25 18,653 12,006
Totals 6,263.07 181,634 211,559

Local government[]

The regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city. As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Head of districts are appointed directly by the regent with the recommendation of the regency secretary. Executive power lies with the regent and vice regent, while legislative function is exercised by the regency's parliament.[7][8][9]

Politics[]

Economy[]

Demographics[]

Infrastructure[]

Education[]

As of 2020, there are 35 kindergartens in the regency, 241 elementary schools, 67 junior highschools, and 23 senior highschools. In addition, the regency has six vocational highschools.[10] It only has one higher educational institutions, Keling Kumang Institute, which is private but partially supported by regency government. The institute campus is located at town of Sekadau and focus on technology-related programs such as agrotechnology and computer.[11] The regency also has one public library maintained by regency government, also located on it's regency seat, town of Sekadau.[12][13]

There are also four Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in the regency as of 2020.[10]

Healthcare[]

The regency has one hospital, four polyclinics, 67 puskesmas, and 6 pharmacy. The only hospital in the regency, Sekadau Regional Hospital, is a public hospital owned by regency government. It is classified as C-class by Ministry of Health and located just across the town of Sekadau.[14] In addition, there are two family planning clinics, 10 village medical clinics, 239 healthcare posts, and 109 maternity cottages.[10]

Transportation[]

There are 852.85 kilometers of road in the regency, out of which 584.501 kilometers are maintained by regency government. From those 584.501 kilometers, 115.436 kilometers have not yet sealed and still has soil surface as of 2020.[10] There's no airport in the regency and the main transportation is using road travel. The closest airport is Tebelian Airport which is located on Sintang Regency.[15]

Others[]

There are exactly 272 mosques, 149 Protestant churches, 303 Catholic churches, three Chinese Buddhist temples (Vihara), and seven Confucianist temple (klenteng).[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Sekadau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. ^ "PP No. 17 Tahun 2018 tentang Kecamatan [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ^ "UU 22 1999" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Indonesia Regencies". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Sekadau". sekadaukab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  11. ^ "Bupati Sekadau Melauncing Institut Teknologi Pertama di Sekadau". sekadaukab.go.id (in Indonesian). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  12. ^ "Dinas Kearsipan Gelar Sosialisasi Kearsipan Untuk Mendukung Terciptanya Tertib Administrasi". sekadaukab.go.id (in Indonesian). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  13. ^ "Perpustakaan Daerah Sekadau Mendapat Sumbangan Buku Kumpulan Puisi". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  14. ^ "Pendayagunaan Dokter Spesialis". pgds.kemkes.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  15. ^ Muhamad <asep.muhamad[at]torche.co.id>, Asep. "MENHUB TINJAU PENGEMBANGAN TIGA BANDARA DI KALTENG DAN KALBAR". dephub.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

Coordinates: 0°02′05″N 110°57′03″E / 0.0348°N 110.9507°E / 0.0348; 110.9507

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