Mempawah Regency
Mempawah Regency
Kabupatan Mempawah | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Mempawah Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Mempawah Regency Mempawah Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0°15′00″N 109°10′00″E / 0.2500°N 109.1667°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Mempawah |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Erlina |
| • Vice Regent | Muhammad Pagi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,276.90 km2 (493.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 264,225 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 561 |
| Website | mempawahkab |
Mempawah Regency (formerly the Pontianak Regency) is a regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Since 2007 it covers 1,276.90 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census[2] and 251,548 at the 2015 Census; the latest estimate (for mid 2019) is 264,225.[3] The principal town lies at Mempawah.
History
Based on Government Regulation No. 58 of 2014 (Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 58 Tahun 2014), Pontianak Regency formally became Mempawah Regency.[4]
Administrative Districts
Since the separation of the southern parts of the former Pontianak Regency in 2007 to form the new Kubu Raya Regency, the residual area - in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency - consists of nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[5] together with the latest official estimates (for mid 2018).[6] 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 Estimate mid 2018 |
No. of vill. |
Post code |
Admin centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siantan | 160.30 | 40,360 | 45,096 | 5 | 78352 | Jungkat |
| Segedong | 164.00 | 20,249 | 22,594 | 6 | 78351 | Parit Bugis |
| Sungai Pinyuh (Pinyoh River) |
121.12 | 47,311 | 52,827 | 9 | 78354 | Sungai Pinyoh |
| Anjongan | 80.58 | 16,628 | 18,581 | 5 | 78353 | Anjongan Melancar |
| Mempawah Hilir (Lower Mempawah) |
133.48 | 34,328 | 38,324 | 8 | 78911 -78919 |
Terusan |
| Mempawah Timur (East Mempawah) |
120.92 | 25,220 | 28,157 | 8 | 78915 & 78919 |
Antibar |
| Sungai Kunyit (Kunyit River) |
156.60 | 22,069 | 24,632 | 12 | 78371 | Sungai Kunyit Laut |
| Toho | 126.00 | 17,724 | 19,783 | 8 | 78360 | Toho |
| Sadaniang | 213.90 | 10,132 | 11,305 | 6 | 78361 | Pentek |
| Totals | 1,276.90 | 234,012 | 261,299 | 67 |
Gallery
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![Emblem of the former Pontianak Regency (1963-2014). To prevent confusion with Pontianak City and the creation of Landak Regency and Kubu Raya Regency from its territory, the residual part of this regency was in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency.[7]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/LOGO_KABUPATEN_PONTIANAK.png/90px-LOGO_KABUPATEN_PONTIANAK.png)
Emblem of the former Pontianak Regency (1963-2014). To prevent confusion with Pontianak City and the creation of Landak Regency and Kubu Raya Regency from its territory, the residual part of this regency was in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency.[7]
![Emblem of the former Pontianak Regency (1963-2014). To prevent confusion with Pontianak City and the creation of Landak Regency and Kubu Raya Regency from its territory, the residual part of this regency was in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency.[7]](/wiki/File:LOGO_KABUPATEN_PONTIANAK.png)
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
- ^ "Nama Kabupaten Pontianak Resmi Diganti Jadi Kabupaten Mempawah". September 14, 2014.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
- ^ "Siap Umumkan Nama Baru Daerah". www.mempawahkab.go.id.
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Capital: Pontianak | ||
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