Bengkayang Regency

Regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bengkayang Regency

Bengkayang Regency (Chinese: 孟嘉影) is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, 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 Census[2] and 286,366 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 303,422 (comprising 157,364 males and 146,058 females).[1] The administrative centre is in the town of Bengkayang.

Quick Facts Kabupaten Bengkayang, Country ...
Bengkayang Regency
Kabupaten Bengkayang
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Office building of Bengkayang Regent
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Motto(s): 
Adil Ka' Talino
(Fair to Others)
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Location within West Kalimantan
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Bengkayang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.0691°N 109.6639°E / 1.0691; 109.6639
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalBengkayang
Government
  RegentSebastianus Darwis
  Vice RegentSyamsul Rizal
Area
  Total
5,382.74 km2 (2,078.29 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
  Total
303,422
  Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 562
Websitebengkayangkab.go.id
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Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source.[4] 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

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Perspective

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 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 122 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter both in Bengkayang District), and its post code.

More information Kode Wilayah, Name ofDistrict (kecamatan) ...
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Year
formed
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
61.07.01Sungai Raya
(Raya River)
75.8518,33323,49724,528Sungai Duri579272
61.07.11Capkala2004
(from Sungai Raya)
46.367,5799,65510,055Capkala679271
61.07.15Sungai Raya Kepulauan
(Raya River Islands) (a)
2006
(from Sungai Raya)
237.8720,92229,01531,227Sungai Raya579273
61.07.02Samalantan234.6918,24022,88223,689Samalantan779280
61.07.08Monterado2002
(from Samalantan)
317.1724,45333,53035,928Monterado1179181
61.07.16Lembah Bawang
(Onion Valley)
2006
(from Samalantan)
360.805,1916,4766,690Papan Uduk879281
61.07.04Bengkayang167.0523,76433,38536,110Sebalo6 (b)79212
& 79213
61.07.09Teriak2002
(from Bengkayang)
299.7012,46417,00118,180Bana1879214
61.07.14Sungai Betung
(Betung River)
2004
(from Bengkayang)
182.398,91912,19313,050Suka Maju479211
61.07.03Ledo408.4811,07614,27414,932Lesabela1279283
61.07.10Suti Semarang2002
(from Ledo)
357.854,5795,9726,276Suti Semarang879288
61.07.13Lumar2004
(from Ledo)
373.515,7648,1118,779Tiga Berkat579282
61.07.06Sanggau Ledo273.0511,19815,19716,219Lembang579284
61.07.17Tujuh Belas2006
(from Sanggau Ledo)
323.1311,21615,24316,277Pisak479250
61.07.05Seluas506.5017,05120,93021,486Seluas679285
61.07.07Jagoi Babang1996
(from Seluas)
655.028,27710,84811,422Jagoi679286
61.07.12Siding2004
(from Jagoi Babang)
563.326,2518,1578,574Hlibuie879287
Totals5,382.74215,277286,366303,422Bengkayang124
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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

More information Regent, Vice Regent ...
Regent Vice Regent Took Office Last Office Notice
Jacobus Luna 1999 2000
Moses Ahie 2000 2005 First Period
Suryadman Gidot 2005 2010 Second Period
Suryadman Gidot Agustinus Naon 2010 2015 First Period
2015 2019 Second Period
Agustinus Naon 2019 2020 Acting
Yohanes Budiman 2020 2020 Acting
Sebastianus Darwis Syamsul Rizal 2021 present
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Climate

Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

More information Climate data for Bengkayang, Month ...
Climate data for Bengkayang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)
29.7
(85.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.8
(87.4)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
30.3
(86.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)
25.9
(78.6)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)
237
(9.3)
243
(9.6)
268
(10.6)
240
(9.4)
172
(6.8)
142
(5.6)
190
(7.5)
211
(8.3)
307
(12.1)
331
(13.0)
325
(12.8)
2,973
(117.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]
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