Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from 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] 195,667 at the 2015 Census and 228,270 at the 2020 Census.[3] The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.
Melawi Regency
Kabupaten Melawi | |
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Regency | |
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Coordinates: 0.3361°S 111.6981°E / -0.3361; 111.6981 | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Kalimantan |
Capital | Nanga Pinoh |
Government | |
• Regent | Panji |
• Vice Regent | Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa |
Area | |
• Total | 10,640.80 km2 (4,108.44 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 228,270 |
• Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 561 |
Website | melawikab |
Melawi Regency consists of eleven 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 keluraham) in each district, its post code and their administrative centres:
Name | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020(a) | No. of vill. | Post code | Admin centre |
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Sokan | 1,577.2 | 14,773 | 18,710 | 18 | 79675 | Nanga Sokan |
Tanah Pinoh | 739.3 | 14,178 | 18,657 | 12 | 79674 | Kota Baru |
Tanah Pinoh Barat (West Tanah Pinoh) | 829.0 | 11,433 | 14,867 | 10 | 79676 | Ulak Muid |
Sayan | 1,166.3 | 15,639 | 19,311 | 18 | 79673 | Nanga Sayan |
Belimbing | 1,238.0 | 20,191 | 24,386 | 17 | 79671 | Pemuar |
Belimbing Hulu (Upper Belimbing) | 454.0 | 8,687 | 10,818 | 8 | 79670 | Tiong Keranjik |
Nanga Pinoh | 617.2 | 39,604 | 54,424 | 17 | 79672 | Nanga Pinoh |
Pinoh Selatan (South Pinoh) | 931.0 | 9,974 | 12,028 | 12 | 79677 | Manggala |
Pinoh Utara (North Pinoh) | 890.0 | 11,501 | 15,230 | 19 | 79678 | Tekelak |
Ella Hilir (Lower Ella) | 1,136.7 | 15,280 | 18,848 | 19 | 79681 | Nanga Ella Hilir |
Menukung | 1,062.1 | 17,385 | 20,991 | 19 | 79682 | Menukung Kota |
Totals | 10,640.0 | 178,645 | 234,541 | 169 |
Note: (a) the figures in this column are the registration populations for 2020; they differ from the 2020 Census figures - totalling 228,270 - which are not yet available at the district level.
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Capital: Pontianak | ||
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See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia |
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