West Kotawaringin Regency

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West Kotawaringin Regency
Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat
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Location within Central Kalimantan
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West Kotawaringin Regency
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West Kotawaringin Regency
West Kotawaringin Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°24′00″S111°44′00″E / 2.4000°S 111.7333°E / -2.4000; 111.7333
Country Indonesia
Region Kalimantan
Province Central Kalimantan
Capital Pangkalan Bun
Government
  Regent Nurhidayah  [ id ]
  Vice RegentSuyanto
Area
  Total
10,816.56 km2 (4,176.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
280,812
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code (+62) 532
Website kotawaringinbaratkab.go.id

West Kotawaringin Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It originally comprised the whole western part of the province, having been split from a single Kotawaringin Regency on 26 June 1959 into separate regencies for West and East Kotawaringin, but on 10 April 2002 the most westerly districts of West Kotawaringin were split off to form the new Lamandau Regency and Sukamara Regency. The residual West Kotawaringin Regency has a land area of about 10,816.56 km2, and its population was 235,803 at the 2010 Census [2] and 270,388 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 280,812. [1] The large town of Pangkalan Bun in Arut Selatan District is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency.

Administrative districts

West Kotawaringin Regency consists of six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from 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 in each district (a total of 81 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan), and its post 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
62.01.03Kotawaringin Lama [4] 1,219.8316,79619,13819,710Kotawaringin Hilir17 (a)74161
62.01.02Arut Selatan [5]
(South Arut)
2,400.0098,406117,742123,706Madurejo
(in Pangkalan Bun)
20 (b)74111
-74117
62.01.01 Kumai [6] 2,921.0046,54452,63353,711Candi18 (c)74181
62.01.06Pangkalan Banteng [7] 1,306.0030,59737,37038,616Karang Mulya1774183
62.01.05Pangkalan Lada [8] 284.7327,93434,16435,930Pandu Sanjaya1174184
62.01.04Arut Utara [9]
(North Arut)
2,685.0015,5269,3419,139Pangkut11 (d)74152
Totals10,816.56235,803270,388280,812Pangkalan Bun94

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan (Kotawaringin Hilir and Kotawaringin Hulu). (b) comprising 7 kelurahan (Mendawai Seberang, Mendawai, Madurejo, Sidorejo, Raja, Raja Seberang and Baru) and 13 desa.
(c) including 3 kelurahan (Candi, Kumai Hilir and Kumai Hulu). (d) including 1 kelurahan (Pangkut).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kotawaringin Lama Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201040)
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Arut Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201050)
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kumai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201060)
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pangkalan Banteng Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201061)
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pangkalan Lada Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201062)
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Arut Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201070)

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