Sukamara Regency Explained

Official Name:Sukamara Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Sukamara
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:Regency
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kalimantan
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Central Kalimantan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Sukamara
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Ahmad Dirman
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Windu Subagio
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3827
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:66633
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Western Indonesia Time
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:-2.6267°N 111.2368°W
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 532

Sukamara Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sukamara) 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 the former southwest part of West Kotawaringin Regency. The town of Sukamara is the capital of Sukamara Regency, which covers an area of 3,827 km2. The population of the Regency was 44,952 at the 2010 Census[2] and 63,464 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 66,633 (comprising 34,847 males and 31,786 females).[4]

Administrative Districts

Sukamara Regency consists of five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations from 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 in each district (a total of 29 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

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
codes
62.08.02 Jelai (a) 796 4,4125,5285,591Kuala Jelai5 (b) 74171
62.08.04 Pantai Lunci 804 4,8465,8615,990Sungai Cabang Barat474170
62.08.01 Sukamara 1,028 19,62330,89032,969Padang8 (c) 74172
62.08.03 Balai Riam 539 6,64910,62311,303Balai Riam874173
62.08.05 Permata Kecubung 660 9,42210,56210,680Ajang774174
Totals 3,827 44,95263,46466,613Sukamara32

Note: (a) Jelai District includes four small offshore islands - Pulau Jamban, Pulau Nibung Hilir, Pulau Nibung Hulu and Pulau Tangguk.
(b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Kuala Jelai. (c) includes 2 kelurahan - Mendawai and Padang.

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Demographics

Religion as of the Indonesian census of 2010:[8]

Climate

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

References

-2.6267°N 111.2368°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukamara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6208)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukamara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6208)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukamara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6208)
  8. Web site: Home . bps.go.id.