Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Regency
Seal
Location within West Kalimantan
Kapuas Hulu Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Kapuas Hulu Regency Kapuas Hulu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.8167°N 112.7667°E / 0.8167; 112.7667
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Putussibau
Government
• Regent	A.M. Nasir
• Vice Regent	Antonius L. Ain Pamero
Area
• Total	29,842 km2 (11,522 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	229,764
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 567
Website	kapuashulukab.go.id

Kapuas Hulu Regency (Upper Kapuas River) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diversity of indigenous groups, including the Iban and the Silat. Towns along the Kapuas River include Sintang, Nanga Lebang, Nanga Ketungau, Nanga Silat, Semitau, Nanga Bunut, and Putussibau, the regency's administrative centre. It covers an area of 29,842 km², and had a population of 222,160 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 229,764.

Administrative districts

Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

District	Population 2010 Census
Silat Hilir (Lower Silat)	16,987
Silat Hulu (Upper Silat)	10,735
Hulu Gurung	12,339
Bunut Hulu (Upper Bunut)	12,889
Mentebah	8,905
Bika	4,228
Kalis	11,764
Putussibau Selatan (South Putussibau)	12,838
Hulu Kapuas	5,880
Embaloh Hilir (Lower Embaloh)	5,369
Bunut Hilir (Lower Bunut)	8,434
Boyan Tanjung	10,283

District	Population 2010 Census
Pengkadan	7,959
Jongkong	9,907
Selimbau	10,118
Danau Sentarum	3,868
Suhaid	8,112
Seberuang	10,314
Semitau	7,992
Empanang	2,858
Puring Kencana	2,214
Badau	5,203
Batang Lupar	4,552
Embaloh Hulu (Upper Embaloh)	4,675
Putussibau Utara (North Putussibau)	23,737
Totals	222,160