Districts of West Kalimantan

Last updated March 25, 2019

The province of the West Kalimantan in Indonesia is divided into regencies which is turn are divided administratively into districts, known as Kecamatan.

The Provinces of Indonesia are the 34 largest subdivisions of the country and the highest tier of the local government. Provinces are further divided into regencies and cities, which are in turn subdivided into subdistricts (kecamatan).

West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307 km² with a recorded 2010 census population of 4,395,983 . Ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay, Chinese, Javanese, Bugis, and Madurese. The latest official estimate is 4,546,439. The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain ranges surrounding the watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains most of the province. The province shares land borders with Central Kalimantan to the southeast, East Kalimantan to the east, and the Malaysian territory of Sarawak to the north.

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres, the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, contains more than half of the country's population.

The districts of West Kalimantan, with the regency each falls into, are as follows:

Air Besar (Big Water), Landak
Air Upas (Upas Water), Ketapang
Ambalau, Sintang
Anjongan, Pontianak Regency
Badau, Kapuas Hulu
Balai, Sanggau
Banyuke Hulu, Landak
Batang Lupar, Kapuas Hulu
Batu Ampar (Ampar Stone), Kubu Raya
Batu Datu (Datu Stone), Kapuas Hulu
Beduai, Sanggau
Belimbing, Melawi
Belimbing Hulu, Melawi
Belitang, Sekadau
Belitang Hilir, Sekadau
Belitang Hulu, Sekadau
Bengkayang, Bengkayang
Benua Kayong, Ketapang
Bika, Kapuas Hulu
Binjai Hulu, Sintang
Bonti, Sanggau
Boyan Tanjung, Kapuas Hulu
Bunut Hilir, Kapuas Hulu
Bunut Hulu, Kapuas Hulu
Capkala, Bengkayang
Dedai, Sintang
Delta Pawan, Ketapang
Ella Hilir, Melawi
Embaloh Hilir, Kapuas Hulu
Embaloh Hulu, Kapuas Hulu
Embau, Kapuas Hulu
Empanang, Kapuas Hulu
Entikong, Sanggau
Galing, Sambas
Hulu Gurung, Kapuas Hulu
Hulu Sungai, Ketapang
Jagoi Babang, Bengkayang
Jangkang, Sanggau
Jawai, Sambas
Jawai Selatan (South Jawai), Sambas
Jelai Hulu, Ketapang
Jelimpo, Landak
Kalis, Kapuas Hulu
Kapuas, Sanggau
Kayan Hilir, Sintang
Kayan Hulu, Sintang
Kelam Permai, Sintang
Kembayan, Sanggau
Kendawangan, Ketapang
Ketungau Hilir, Sintang
Ketungau Hulu, Sintang
Ketungau Tengah (Central Ketungau), Sintang
Kuala Behe, Landak
Kuala Mandor B, Kubu Raya
Kubu, Kubu Raya
Ledo, Bengkayang
Lembah Bawang (Onion Valley), Bengkayang
Lumar, Bengkayang
Mandor, Landak
Manis Mata, Ketapang
Marau, Ketapang
Matan Hilir Selatan (South Matan Hilir), Ketapang
Matan Hilir Utara (North Matan Hilir), Ketapang
Meliau, Sanggau
Mempawah Hulu, Landak
Mempawah Hilir, Pontianak Regency
Mempawah Timur (East Mempawah), Pontianak Regency
Menjalin, Landak
Mentebah, Kapuas Hulu
Menukung, Melawi
Menyuke, Landak
Meranti, Landak
Monterado, Bengkayang
Muara Pawan (Pawan Estuary), Ketapang
Mukok, Sanggau
Nanga Mahap, Sekadau
Nanga Pinoh, Melawi
Nanga Taman, Sekadau
Nanga Tayap, Ketapang
Ngabang, Landak
Noyan, Sanggau
Paloh, Sambas
Parindu, Sanggau
Pemahan, Ketapang
Pemangkat, Sambas
Pinoh Selatan (South Pinoh), Melawi
Pinoh Utara (North Pinoh), Melawi
Pontianak Barat (West Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Kota (the City of Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Selatan (South Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Tengah (Central Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Tenggara (Southeast Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Timur (East Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pontianak Utara (North Pontianak), Pontianak City
Pulau Maya Karimata (Maya Karimata Island), North Kayong
Puring Kencana, Kapuas Hulu
Putussibau Selatan (South Putussibau), Kapuas Hulu
Putussibau Utara, (North Putussibau), Kapuas Hulu
Rasau Jaya, Kubu Raya
Sadaniang, Pontianak Regency
Sajad, Sambas
Sajingan Besar (Big Sajingan), Sambas
Salamantan, Bengkayang
Salatiga, Sambas
Sambas, Sambas
Sandai, Ketapang
Sanggau Ledo, Bengkayang
Sayan, Melawi
Sebangki, Landak
Sebawi, Sambas
Seberuang, Kapuas Hulu
Segedong, Pontianak Regency
Sejangkung, Sambas
Sekadau Hilir, Sekadau
Sekadau Hulu, Sekadau
Sekayam, Sanggau
Selakau, Sambas
Selakau Timur (East Selakau), Sambas
Selimbau, Kapuas Hulu
Seluas, Bengkayang
Semitau, Kapuas Hulu
Semparuk, Sambas
Sengah Temila, Landak
Sepauk, Sintang
Seponti, North Kayong
Serawai, Sintang
Siantan, Pontianak Regency
Siding, Bengkayang
Silat Hilir, Kapuas Hulu
Silat Hulu, Kapuas Hulu
Simpang Dua, Ketapang
Simpang Hilir, North Kayong
Simpang Hulu, Ketapang
Singkawang Barat (West Singkawang), Singkawang City
Singkawang Selatan (South Singkawang), Singkawang City
Singkawang Tengah (Central Singkawang), Singkawang City
Singkawang Timur (East Singkawang), Singkawang City
Singkawang Utara (North Singkawang), Singkawang City
Singkup, Ketapang
Sintang, Sintang
Sokan, Melawi
Sompak, Landak
Subah, Sambas
Suhaid, Kapuas Hulu
Sukadana, North Kayong
Sungai Ambawang (Ambawang River), Kubu Raya
Sungai Betung (Betung River), Bengkayang
Sungai Kakap (Kakap River), Kubu Raya
Sungai Kunyit (Turmeric River), Pontianak Regency
Sungai Laur (Laur River), Ketapang
Sungai Melayu Rayak (Rayak Malay River), Ketapang
Sungai Pinyuh (Pinyuh River), Pontianak Regency
Sungai Raya (Raya River), Bengkayang
Sungai Raya (Raya River), Kubu Raya
Sungai Raya Kepulauan(Raya River Islands), Bengkayang
Sungai Tebelian (Tebelian River), Sintang
Suti Semarang, Bengkayang
Tanah Pinoh, Melawi
Tanah Pinoh Barat (West Tanah Pinoh), Melawi
Tangaran, Sambas
Tayan Hilir, Sanggau
Tayan Hulu, Sanggau
Tebas, Sambas
Tekarang, Sambas
Teluk Batang (Batang Bay), North Kayong
Teluk Keramat (Sacred Bay), Sambas
Teluk Pakedai (Pakedai Bay), Kubu Raya
Tempunak, Sintang
Terentang, Kubu Raya
Teriak, Bengkayang
Toba, Sanggau
Toho, Pontianak Regency
Tujuh Belas (Seventeen), Bengkayang
Tumbang Titi, Ketapang

Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It covers 8,915.10 km² and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 340,931. The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan, that is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.

Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,240.74 km², and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting off of five districts in the north-west of the regency in 2007 to form the new North Kayong Regency; the latest official estimate is 442,090. The principal town lies at Ketapang.

Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km², and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 377,243. The principal town lies at Sintang.

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