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North Kayong Regency

Coordinates: 1°26′14″S 110°47′52″E / 1.4371°S 110.7978°E / -1.4371; 110.7978
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North Kayong Regency
Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Regency
From top to bottom: Datok Island Beach and Dragon dance liong at Sukadana
Official seal of North Kayong Regency
Seal
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency is located in Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency
North Kayong Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
North Kayong Regency is located in Indonesia
North Kayong Regency
North Kayong Regency
North Kayong Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°55′21″S 110°02′42″E / 0.9226°S 110.0450°E / -0.9226; 110.0450
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalSukadana
Government
 • RegentCitra Duani
 • Vice RegentEffendi Ahmad
Area
 • Total
4,568.26 km2 (1,763.82 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
132,855
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 535
Websitekayongutarakab.go.id

North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km2, and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census[2] and 126,571 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 132,855 (comprising 68,361 males and 64,494 females).[1] The principal town lies in Sukadana. The nearest airport is Ketapang Airport.

History

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North Kayong Regency was created on 2 January 2007, following a central government decision to split the area off from the Ketapang Regency.

Administrative districts

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At the time of the 2010 Census, the North Kayong Regency consisted of five districts (kecamatan); subsequently, the offshore islands district of Pulau Maya Karimata has been split in two - Pulau Maya (a large island situated closer to the Kalimantan "mainland", with surrounding islets) and Kepulauan Karimata (an archipelago of 83 islands lying further to the west). The districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all rural desa) in each district, and its post code.

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
code
61.11.04 Pulau Maya(a)
(Maya Island)		 1,105.30 13,569 16,359 16,700 Tanjung Satai 5 78858
61.11.06 Kepulauan Karimata(b)
(Karimata Islands)		 282.97 3,050 3,765 3,870 Pelapis 3 78855
61.11.01 Sukadana(c) 517.33 21,407 29,651 31,520 Sutera 10 78852
61.11.02 Simpang Hilir(d) 2,031.09 28,249 38,594 40,860 Teluk Melano 12 78853
61.11.03 Teluk Batang
(Batang Bay)		 213.82 19,147 25,465 26,750 Teluk Batang 7 78856
61.11.05 Seponti 417.74 10,172 12,737 13,150 Seponti Jaya 6 78857
Totals 4,568.26 95,594 126,571 132,855 Sukadana 43

Note: (a) Maya Island comprises the five desa of Dusun Besar, Dusun Kecil, Kemboja, Satai Lestari and Tanjung Satai.
(b) This archipelago of 83 islands comprises the three desa of Padang, Pelapis and Betok Jaya. The largest island is Karimata, while others include Serutu Island to its southwest and Penebangan and Pelapis Islands to its northeast (between Karimata and the mainland of Kalimantan).
(c) including offshore Pelintu Island.
(d) including nine offshore islands - Bagu, Cermin, Datok, Juante, Katung, Lalang, Nanas, Payung and Salahnama.

Economy

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The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood.

Education

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The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health

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The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.

Demographics

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Chinese lion dance at Chinese temple

North Kayong has a minority population of Chinese with the majority being indigenous Malays. Most Chinese residents in North Kayong are of either Teochew or Hakka. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of North Kayong incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in Malaysia.

Religion in Kayong Regency

  Islam (95%)
  Other religion (5%)

Transportation

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The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman at Ketapang. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak, Semarang via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places

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Hotels

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The largest hotel is the Makhota Kayong in Sukadana.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kayong Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6111)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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