Katingan Regency () is one of the thirteen
regencies which comprise the
Central Kalimantan
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Province on the island of
Kalimantan
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(Borneo),
Indonesia
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. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the eastern districts of
East Kotawaringin Regency. The town of
Kasongan is the capital of the Regency, which covers an area of 20,382.26 km
2. The population of Katingan Regency was 146,439 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 162,222 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 177,106.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kabupaten Katingan Dalam Angka 2024'' (sum of returns in district Katalogs referenced below)]
Administrative Districts
Katingan Regency consists of thirteen
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kabupaten Katingan Dalam Angka 2024'' (sum of returns in district Katalogs referenced below)] They are grouped below for convenience into a southern sector and a northern sector (without any administrative significance). The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural ''desa'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes.
Note: (a) including 9 small offshore or riverine islands. (b) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Pegatan Hilir and Pegatan Hulu, with 2,520 and 2,339 inhabitants respectively in 2023).
(c) including 10 small riverine islands. (d) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Kasongan Lama and Kasongan Baru, with 15,882 and 3,584 inhabitants respectively in 2023).
(e) including one ''kelurahan'' (Pendahara, with 3,565 inhabitants in 2023). (f) including one ''kelurahan'' (Samba Kahayan, with 546 inhabitants in 2023).
(g) including one ''kelurahan'' (Tumbang Sanamang, with 2,271 inhabitants in 2023).
References
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Regencies of Central Kalimantan
Katingan basin