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Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census,[2] 395,890 at the 2015 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census.[3] It is one among few Indonesian regencies that has land border to other countries. It is also the second largest regency in the province by land area after Landak Regency. The regency was former site of Sintang Kingdom, a Hindu kingdom that later converted to Islam, which was a regional power in interior of Borneo island. The regency seat is located at large town of Sintang, which is among biggest settlement in Borneo interior alongside Putussibau and Puruk Cahu.

Sintang Regency
Kabupaten Sintang
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Sintang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Sintang Regency
Sintang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°04′05″N 111°29′53″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
Regency seatSintang
Government
 • RegentJarot Winarno
 • Vice RegentAskiman
Area
 • Total21,638.20 km2 (8,354.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total421,306
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 565
HDI (2021) 0.669 (Medium)
Websitesintang.go.id

History


Somewhere between 45000-39000 B.C Sintang would be inhabited by humans. The area would change hands serval times From the Majapahit to the Bruneian Sultanate when the Dutch arrived at Borneo in 1776 the area would shortly be occupied by the Dutch

The Area was occupied by the Empire of Japan in 1941 as a result of WW2 then would be Liberated in 1945

Followed by this was the Indonesian Independence


Geography



Climate


Sintang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Sintang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.6
(88.9)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.5)
Average low °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 331
(13.0)		 288
(11.3)		 310
(12.2)		 308
(12.1)		 277
(10.9)		 231
(9.1)		 204
(8.0)		 256
(10.1)		 277
(10.9)		 338
(13.3)		 359
(14.1)		 335
(13.2)		 3,514
(138.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Governance



Administrative Districts


Following the separation of the former southern part (eleven districts) to form the separate Melawi Regency in 2003, the residual Sintang Regency consists of fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census.[6]

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2020 Census		 Administrative center
Serawai2,261.3721,92222,771 Nanga Serawai
Ambalau5,991.9712,86713,259 Nanga Kemangai
Kayan Hulu1,790.0121,85422,758 Nanga Tebidah
Sepauk1,502.7146,40753,251 Nanga Sepauk
Tempunak873.8926,86030,163 Nanga Tempunak
Sungai Tebelian597.6429,14434,679 Sungai Ukoi
Sintang355.6559,41077,319 Sintang
Dedai599.5327,57330,127 Penyak Lalang
Kayan Hilir1,050.4624,42327,562 Nanga Mau
Kelam Permai642.1115,27618,433 Kebong
Binjai Hulu377.4811,33213,910 Binjai Hulu
Ketungau Hilir1,630.8820,56724,100 Nanga Ketungau
Central Ketungau1,970.4127,42130,413 Nanga Merakai
Ketungau Hulu1,993.8919,70322,561 Senaning
Totals21,638.20364,759421,306

Economy



Demographics



Infrastructure



Education


There are 193 kindergartens, 456 elementary schools, 142 junior highschools, and 44 senior highschools. In addition, there are 18 vocational highschools. The regency has total 10 universities and higher education institutions as of 2020, most of which are located in town of Sintang.[7] One of the most notable in the regency is Kapuas Sintang University, located in Sintang district.[8] The university is private and located close to Kapuas River. It was previously known as Panca Bhakti Teaching and Education College before becoming a university.[9] Muhammadiyah University in Pontianak also has campus branch in Sintang, which is also private. Other colleges in the regency include Christian theological schools such as Sintang Khatulistiwa Theological College, Injili Setia Sintang Theological College, Kapuas Raya Christian College, and Immanuel Sintang Kalbar Theological College. In addition, there is a public nurse academy owned by West Kalimantan provincial government and one private Islamic college, Ma'arif Sintang Islamic College.[8]

The regency government also runs regional library, located on town of Sintang.[10]


References


  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Sintang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Sintang". sintangkab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  8. "PDDikti - Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi". pddikti.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  9. campus.quipper.com https://campus.quipper.com/directory/universitas-kapuas-sintang. Retrieved 2022-01-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. RRI 2022, LPP. "Tarik Minat Baca, Perpustakaan Daerah dan Kearsipan Sintang Berikan Layanan Khusus". rri.co.id. Retrieved 2022-01-28.


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