Sanggau Regency

Sanggau Regency Kabupaten Sanggau
Regency
From top to bottom: Regent Office Building and State Court Building
Seal
Nickname:  Bumi Daranante
Motto:  Sanggau Permai
Location within West Kalimantan
Sanggau Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Sanggau Regency Sanggau Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°07′10″N 110°35′20″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Sanggau
Government
• Regent	Paolus Hadi
• Vice Regent	Yohanes Ontot
Area
• Total	12,857.80 km2 (4,964.42 sq mi)
Elevation	200−400 m (1,312 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	422,448
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Postcode	785xx
Area code	(+62) 564
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	sanggau.go.id

Sanggau Regency (Chinese: 桑高; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It is situated in the north-central part of the province, with an area (since the separation of the former eastern part of the regency in 2003 to create Sekadau Regency) of 12,857.80 km² and a population of 408,468 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 422,448. Alongside Landak Regency, Sekadau Regency, and Sintang Regency, Sanggau is one of the four West Kalimantan regencies that are predominantly Catholic.

Administrative Districts

Toah Pek Kong at riverside

Sanggau Regency consists of fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census and their administrative centres:

District	Area (km²)	Population 2010 Census	Administrative Centre
Toba	1,127.20	11,954	Teraju
Meliau	1,495.70	46,150	Meliau
Kapuas	1,382.00	78,768	Sanggau
Mukok	501.00	18,256	Kedukul
Jangkang	1,589.20	26,674	Balai Sebut
Bonti	1,121.80	20,281	Bonti
Parindu	593.90	32,426	Pusat Damai
Tayan Hilir	1,050.50	29,990	Tayan
Balai	395.60	22,279	Batang Terang
Tayan Hulu	719.20	31,080	Sosok
Kembayan	610.80	25,796	Kembayan
Beduwai	435.00	10,744	Beduwai
Noyan	487.90	9,873	Noyan
Sekayam	841.01	29,639	Balai Karangan
Entikong	506.89	14,558	Entikong
Totals	12,857.80	408,468

Ethnical population statistics

Princely bride and groom in a litter in Sanggau in the 1940s

• Dayak Bidayuh, in kecamatan (district) of Kembayan, Noyan, Sekayam and Jangkang
• Dayak Mali, in kecamatan (district) of Balai, Tayan Hulu, Tayan Hilir, Toba, Simpang dua (Ketapang), Meliau, Noyan.
• Dayak Desa, in kecamatan (district) of Toba.
• Dayak Ribun, in kecamatan (district) of Tayan Hulu, Meliau and Parindu.
• Dayak Iban, in the area around Indonesia-Malaysia border.
• Chinese, spread across in the regency.
• Malay, spread across in the regency.
• Others: Javanese, Sunda, Batak, Minang, and Bugis.

Places

• Riam Macan
• Pancur Aji
• Sipatn Lotup
• Penyeladi
• Laverna

Transportation

Land

Roads in Sanggau are pretty narrow and not well paved due to the limitation of government budget. In certain areas, the road is in pretty poor condition with many holes and slightly muddy along the road. The main road linking Pontianak with Kuching and other cities in Sarawak, Malaysia goes through Sanggau where the main Indonesia-Malaysia land border crossing is located at Entikong.

Water

There are two main rivers flowing through Sanggau, they are the Kapuas river and the Sekayam river. Water transportation remains the popular choice among the people who live in small villages / remote areas which are not accessible by road. In addition, it is also used for distributing goods such as foods, medicine, etc. The following are the popular methods for water transportation:

• Sampan
• Barge
• Motorboat

Air

There is no airport in Sanggau regency, hence the nearest gateways are Supadio Airport (Pontianak) and Kuching International Airport(Sarawak, Malaysia).

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanggau

External links

• Official Sanggau Regency
• Sanggau on Maplandia
• Sanggau on VirtualTourist
• Diocese of Sanggau
• Diocese of Sanggau