Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency
Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Regency

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Location within West Kalimantan
Kapuas Hulu Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Kapuas Hulu Regency
Kapuas Hulu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°49′00″N 112°46′00″E / 0.8167°N 112.7667°E / 0.8167; 112.7667
Country Indonesia
Province West Kalimantan
Capital Putussibau
Government
  Regent A.M. Nasir
  Vice Regent Antonius L. Ain Pamero
Area
  Total 29,842 km2 (11,522 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 229,764
  Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 567
Website kapuashulukab.go.id

Kapuas Hulu Regency (Upper Kapuas River) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diversity of indigenous groups, including the Iban and the Silat. Towns along the Kapuas River include Sintang, Nanga Lebang, Nanga Ketungau, Nanga Silat, Semitau, Nanga Bunut, and Putussibau, the regency's administrative centre. It covers an area of 29,842 km2, and had a population of 222,160 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 229,764.

Administrative districts

Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 0°49′00″N 112°46′00″E / 0.8167°N 112.7667°E / 0.8167; 112.7667

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