Bengkayang Regency () is a

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("''kabupaten''") in

West Kalimantan West Kalimantan () is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Pontianak. It is bordered by East Kalimantan and Central ...

Province of

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, (on the island of

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). The area was originally a part of

Sambas Regency Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan, but on 20 April 1999 the southern districts were removed from Sambas Regency to form a new B ...

, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into a smaller Sambas Regency and a new Bengkayang Regency on 20 April 1999, and then Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency on 21 June 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,382.74 km², and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 286,366 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 303,422 (comprising 157,364 males and 146,058 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6107) The administrative centre is in the town of Bengkayang. Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with

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. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source. 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

When Bengkayang Regency was established, it originally composed of ten districts (including three districts within the administrative city of Singkawang), with the most recent at that time being Jagoi Babang, which was split off from the northern part of Seluas district in 1996 when the regency is still part of Sambas Regency. On 21 June 2001, Singkawang officially established as an autonomous city by splitting it off from Bengkayang Regency, reducing the number of districts of that regency to seven. In 2002, three new districts were established (Monterado district was split off from the western part of Samalantan district, Teriak district was split off from the eastern part of Bengkayang district, and Suti Semarang district was split off from the western part of Ledo district), increasing the districts back to ten. In 2004, another four new districts were established (Capkala district was cut out from the eastern part of Sungai Raya district, Sungai Betung district was cut out from the western part of Bengkayang district, Lumar district was cut out from the southern part of Ledo district, and Siding district was split off from the western part of Jagoi Babang district), increasing the number into fourteen districts. In 2006, three more districts were established (Sungai Raya Kepulauan district was split off from the northern part of Sungai Raya district, Lembah Bawang district was split off from the northern part of Samalantan district, and Tujuh Belas district was re-established by splitting off from the eastern part of Sanggau Ledo district). The regency is thus now divided into seventeen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6107) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (a total of 122 rural ''desa'' and 2 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter both in Bengkayang District), and its post code. Note: (a) includes coastal part of mainland Kalimantan as well as 12 offshore islands. (b) comprising 2 ''kelurahan'' (Sebalo and Bumi Emas) and 4 ''desa''.

List of Bengkayang Regents and Vice Regents

Climate

Bengkayang has a

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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

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