Kapuas Regency () is one of the thirteen regencies which divide

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Province, on the island of

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. It formerly covered a wider area, but on 10 April 2002 two further regencies (

Pulang Pisau Regency Pulang Pisau Regency () is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southwest districts of Kapuas ...

and Gunung Mas Regency) were cut out of its western districts, and the residual area is now 17,070.39 km.² Its population was 329,646 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 410,446 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 425,186 (comprising 219,045 males and 206,141 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The administrative centre is the town of Kuala Kapuas near the coast, but the largest town is Selat, which includes 8 of the regency's 15 urban ''kelurahan'', and had 72,382 inhabitants in mid 2023.

Geography

The total area of Kapuas Regency is 17,070.39 square km (11.1% of the area of Central Kalimantan Province), delineated into ebbtide and non-ebbtide areas. It adjoins Gunung Mas Regency, the

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, Barito Selatan Regency and Kalimantan Selatan Province ( Barito Kuala Regency), and

, to the north, south, east and west, respectively. The north is marked by hills and mountains up to 500 metres above sea level, while the south is coastal and marshy, ebb-tidal and vulnerable to flooding. Rivers in Kapuas Regency are the Kapuas and Kapuas Murung, 600 and 66.38 km in length, respectively. There are four canals: Anjir Serapat (28 km in length;) and Anjir Tamban (25 km), each connecting Kuala Kapuas with

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, running through Kalimantan Tengah (for 13–14 km) and Kalimantan Selatan (12–14 km); the Anjir Kalampan (14.5 km), connecting Mandomai, the capital of Kapuas Barat district, with Pulang Pisau Regency; and the Anjir Basarang (24 km), connecting Kuala Kapuas with Pulang Pisau.

Administration

In 2009 there were 204 villages (190 rural ''desa'' and 14 urban ''kelurahan''). These were categorised as 44 traditional (''swadaya''), 61 transitional (''swakarya'') and 59 development (''swasembada'') villages, 6 isolated villages/wards (2.94 percent) and 52 poor villages/wards (25.49 percent). In 2009, there were 190 ''desa'' heads, 160 ''desa'' secretaries, 950 ''desa'' staff, 14 ''kelurahan'' heads and 14 ''kelurahan'' secretaries. In 2023 there were 231 villages, comprising 214 rural ''desa'' and 17 urban ''kelurahan''.

Administrative Districts

Kapuas Regency consists of seventeen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and from the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The 2020 Census figures are rounded to the nearest 100 people. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s (totaling 214 rural ''desa'' and 17 urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and their postal codes. Notes: (a) includes the offshore island of ''Pulau Roko''. (b) comprising 8 ''kelurahan'' (Murung Keramat, Panamas, Selat Barat, Selat Dalam, Selat Hilir, Selat Hulu, Selat Tengah and Selat Utara) and 2 ''desa''.
(c) including one ''kelurahan'' (Pulau Kupang). (d) comprising 5 ''kelurahan'' (Barimba, Dahirang, Hampatung, Mambulau Sei Pasah) and 3 ''desa''.
(e) includes 2 ''kelurahan'' (Palingkau Baru and Palingkau Lama). (f) including one ''kelurahan'' (Mandomai).

Climate

Kapuas Kuala, the seat of the regency, has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

Population

The 2010 census recorded 329,646 people, including 167,937 males (50.98%) and 161,503 females (49.02%). The 2020 Census total rose to 410,446, and the population was 423,210 in mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The 2020 population density was 27.36 people/km2, ranging from a high of 624.66 in Selat to only 5.07 people/km2 in Mandau Talawang.

Demographics

Religion as of 2018:Badan Pusat Statistik, Kapuas Regency, 2018. *

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

77.71% *

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

12.15% *

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

9.35% *

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

0.77% *

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

0.01% *

Confucian Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of government, or way of life. Founded by Confucius ...

0.00%

Social

Education is a development sector given priority by government (1945 Constitution mandate, as stated in article no 31 point 2), with an ultimate aim of improving the quality of human resources in Indonesia. There were 147 kindergartens in the regency, with 390 teachers and 4,181 students in 2009. In 2010, there were 390 Primary schools (including private schools), with 2,736 teachers and 40,714 students, yielding student:teacher ratio of about 14.88. There were 86 Junior High schools (state and private), with 1,085 teachers, 9,667 students and 465 classrooms; 25 Senior High schools (state and private), with 636 teachers and 5,886 students. The region had only 38 doctors in 2010, resulting in a service ratio of 8,669.

References

External links

Phone Directory in Kapuas Regency

INFORMASI KAPUAS

KUALA KAPUAS

Official Website of Local Government

General Hospital of Kapuas Regency

Indonesian Medical Association Branch Kapuas

Indonesia Redcross Branch Kapuas
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