Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created in 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km2 and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census[2] and 397,610 at the 2020 Census.[3] The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.
Landak Regency
Kabupaten Landak | |
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Regency | |
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![]() Location within West Kalimantan | |
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Coordinates: 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592 | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Kalimantan |
Capital | Ngabang |
Government | |
• Regent | Karolin Margret Natasa |
• Vice Regent | Herculanus Heriyadi |
Area | |
• Total | 9,909.10 km2 (3,825.92 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 397,610 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 563 |
Website | landakkab |
Landak Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.
Name | Year formed | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | No. of vill. | Post code |
Admin
centre |
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Sebangki | 1999 (from Sengah Temila) |
885.60 | 16,653 | 19,582 | 5 | 79358 | Sebangki |
Ngabang | — | 1,148.10 | 60,583 | 78,153 | 19 | 79354 | — |
Jelimpo | 2006 (from Ngabang) |
848.80 | 23,338 | 28,271 | 13 | 79357 | Jelimpo |
Sengah Temila | — | 1,963.00 | 53,493 | 63,786 | 14 | 79456 | Pahauman |
Mandor | — | 455.10 | 28,387 | 33,452 | 17 | 79355 | Mandor |
Menjalin | — | 322.90 | 18,598 | 21,871 | 8 | 79362 | Menjalin |
Mempawah Hulu (Upper Mempawah) |
— | 496.34 | 32,782 | 40,129 | 17 | 79363 | Karangan |
Sompak | 2006 (from Mempawah Hulu) |
219.76 | 13,581 | 15,963 | 7 | 79361 | Sompak |
Menyuke | — | 594.16 | 25,716 | 30,230 | 16 | 79360 | Darit |
Banyuke Hulu (Upper Banyuke) |
2006 (from Menyuke) |
273.80 | 11,864 | 13,669 | 7 | 79364 | Semade |
Meranti | 1996 (from Menyuke) |
372.34 | 9,080 | 10,593 | 6 | 79366 | Meranti |
Kuala Behe | 1999 (from Air Besar) |
968.00 | 13,650 | 16,709 | 11 | 79367 | Kuala Behe |
Air Besar | — | 1,361.20 | 21,924 | 25,202 | 16 | 79365 | Serimbu |
Totals | 9,909.10 | 329,649 | 397,610 | 156 |
Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Ngabang | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 279 (11.0) |
237 (9.3) |
233 (9.2) |
288 (11.3) |
239 (9.4) |
193 (7.6) |
173 (6.8) |
196 (7.7) |
246 (9.7) |
304 (12.0) |
313 (12.3) |
314 (12.4) |
3,015 (118.7) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[6] |
Regencies and cities of West Kalimantan | ||
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Capital: Pontianak | ||
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