Melawi Regency Explained

Official Name:Melawi Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Melawi
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Coordinates:-0.3361°N 111.6981°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Kalimantan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Nanga Pinoh
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Kluisen
Area Total Km2:10640.8
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:239502
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:IWST
Utc Offset1:+7
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 561
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia

Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from what was previously part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 Census[2] and 228,270 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 239,502 (comprising 123,086 males and 116,416 females).[4] The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.

Administrative Districts

Melawi Regency consists of eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
61.10.07 Sokan 1,577.214,77318,71019,570Nanga Sokan1879675
61.10.06 Tanah Pinoh 739.314,17818,65719,730Kota Baru1279674
61.10.11 Tanah Pinoh Barat
(West Tanah Pinoh)
829.011,43314,86715,670Ulak Muid1079676
61.10.05 Sayan 1,166.315,63919,31120,050Nanga Sayan1879673
61.10.01 Belimbing 1,238.020,19124,38625,160Pemuar1779671
61.10.10 Belimbing Hulu
(Upper Belimbing)
454.08,68710,81811,260Tiong Keranjik879670
61.10.02 617.239,60454,42458,290Nanga Pinoh1779672
61.10.09 Pinoh Selatan
(South Pinoh)
931.09,97412,02812,400Manggala1279677
61.10.08 Pinoh Utara
(North Pinoh)
890.011,50115,23016,140Tekelak1979678
61.10.03 Ella Hilir
(Lower Ella)
1,136.715,28018,84819,570Nanga Ella Hilir1979681
61.10.04 Menukung 1,062.117,38520,99121,660Menukung Kota1979682
Totals 10,640.8178,645234,541239,502Nanga Pinoh169

References

-0.3361°N 111.6981°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110)