Melawi Regency

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Melawi Regency
Kabupaten Melawi
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Melawi Regency
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Melawi Regency
Melawi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°20′10″S111°41′53″E / 0.3361°S 111.6981°E / -0.3361; 111.6981
Country Indonesia
Province West Kalimantan
Capital Nanga Pinoh
Government
  RegentDadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa
  Vice RegentKluisen
Area
  Total
10,640.8 km2 (4,108.4 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total
239,502
  Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 561
Website melawikab.go.id

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). [1] The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.

Administrative districts

When Melawi Regency was established, it originally composed into 7 districts. In 2007, four new districts were created (Tanah Pinoh Barat was split off from the western part of Tanah Pinoh, Pinoh Utara and Pinoh Selatan were split off from the northern and southern parts of Nanga Pinoh, respectively, and Belimbing Hulu was split off from the southern part of Belimbing).

Melawi Regency consists of eleven 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 2023. [1] 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
61.10.07Sokan1,577.214,77318,71019,570Nanga Sokan1879675
61.10.06Tanah Pinoh739.314,17818,65719,730Kota Baru1279674
61.10.11Tanah Pinoh Barat
(West Tanah Pinoh)
829.011,43314,86715,670Ulak Muid1079676
61.10.05Sayan1,166.315,63919,31120,050Nanga Sayan1879673
61.10.01Belimbing1,238.020,19124,38625,160Pemuar1779671
61.10.10Belimbing Hulu
(Upper Belimbing)
454.08,68710,81811,260Tiong Keranjik879670
61.10.02 Nanga Pinoh 617.239,60454,42458,290Nanga Pinoh1779672
61.10.09Pinoh Selatan
(South Pinoh)
931.09,97412,02812,400Manggala1279677
61.10.08Pinoh Utara
(North Pinoh)
890.011,50115,23016,140Tekelak1979678
61.10.03Ella Hilir
(Lower Ella)
1,136.715,28018,84819,570Nanga Ella Hilir1979681
61.10.04Menukung1,062.117,38520,99121,660Menukung Kota1979682
Totals10,640.8178,645234,541239,502Nanga Pinoh169

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References

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

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