Melawi Regency

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Melawi Regency
Kabupaten Melawi
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Location within West Kalimantan
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Melawi Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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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 RegentMalin
Area
  Total
10,640.8 km2 (4,108.4 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
  Total
243,250
  Density23/km2 (59/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 2024 was 243,250 (comprising 124,935 males and 118,315 females). [1] The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.

Administrative districts

When Melawi Regency was established, it originally composed into seven administrative districts (kecamatan). 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 2024. [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 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
61.10.07Sokan1,577.214,77318,71019,856Nanga Sokan1879675
61.10.06Tanah Pinoh739.314,17818,65720,096Kota Baru1279674
61.10.11Tanah Pinoh Barat
(West Tanah Pinoh)
829.011,43314,86715,940Ulak Muid1079676
61.10.05Sayan1,166.315,63919,31120,294Nanga Sayan1879673
61.10.01Belimbing1,238.020,19124,38625,409Pemuar1779671
61.10.10Belimbing Hulu
(Upper Belimbing)
454.08,68710,81811,406Tiong Keranjik879670
61.10.02 Nanga Pinoh 617.239,60454,42459,612Nanga Pinoh1779672
61.10.09Pinoh Selatan
(South Pinoh)
931.09,97412,02812,525Manggala1279677
61.10.08Pinoh Utara
(North Pinoh)
890.011,50115,23016,444Tekelak1979678
61.10.03Ella Hilir
(Lower Ella)
1,136.715,28018,84819,799Nanga Ella Hilir1979681
61.10.04Menukung1,062.117,38520,99121,869Menukung Kota1979682
Totals10,640.8178,645234,541243,250Nanga Pinoh169

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

0°20′10″S111°41′53″E / 0.3361°S 111.6981°E / -0.3361; 111.6981