Sukamara Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sukamara) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. The town of Sukamara is the capital of Sukamara Regency, which covers an area of 3,827 km2. The population of the Regency was 44,952 at the 2010 Census[2] and 63,464 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Sukamara Regency
Kabupaten Sukamara | |
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Regency | |
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![]() Location within Central Kalimantan | |
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Coordinates: 2.6267°S 111.2368°E / -2.6267; 111.2368 | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Kalimantan |
Province | Central Kalimantan |
Capital | Sukamara |
Government | |
• Regent | Ahmad Dirman |
• Vice Regent | Windu Subagio |
Area | |
• Total | 1,478 sq mi (3,827 km2) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 63,464 |
• Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 532 |
Website | sukamarakab |
Sukamara Regency consists of five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from 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 postal codes.
Name | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010[6] | Pop'n Census 2020[7] | No. of villages | Post codes |
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Jelai (a) | 796 | 4,412 | 5,520 | 5 | 74171 |
Pantai Lunci | 804 | 4,846 | 5,860 | 4 | 74170 |
Sukamara | 1,028 | 19,626 | 30,890 | 8 | 74172 |
Balai Riam | 539 | 6,649 | 10,620 | 8 | 74173 |
Permata Kecubung | 660 | 9,922 | 10,560 | 7 | 74174 |
Totals | 3,827 | 44,952 | 63,464 | 32 |
Note: (a) Jelai District includes four small offshore islands - Pulau Jamban, Pulau Nibung Hilir, Pulau Nibung Hulu and Pulau Tangguk.
Religion as of the Indonesian census of 2010:[8]
Sukamara has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Sukamara | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.9 (87.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 234 (9.2) |
240 (9.4) |
294 (11.6) |
319 (12.6) |
268 (10.6) |
234 (9.2) |
209 (8.2) |
152 (6.0) |
230 (9.1) |
260 (10.2) |
303 (11.9) |
310 (12.2) |
3,053 (120.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[9] |
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Capital: Palangka Raya | ||
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