Sukadana
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Sukadana | |
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| Coordinates: 1°15′0″S 109°57′0″E / 1.25000°S 109.95000°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Regency | North Kayong Regency |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,779 |
Sukadana (Malay: صوکادانا; Chinese: 巫律述) is a town and regency seat of North Kayong Regency (Kabupaten Kayong Utara), on the island of Borneo. North Kayong is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman Airport which located at Ketapang Regency.
History
[edit]Sukadana was once the capital of the Malay kingdom known as Tanjungpura. The name Sukadana comes from Sanskrit meaning 'a pleasant gift'.[1][2] It was referred to by seventeenth and eighteenth-century European writers as Succadano or Succadana, noted for its port, and described as being "in the land of Candavangan" (i.e. Kendawangan).[3] Succadano was also, confusingly, the name given to the Banjarmasin river, which flows south to meet the sea at Banjarmasin in southeastern Borneo, on the other side of the island.
Administrative division
[edit]Sukadana district is divided into 10 villages, namely:
- Benawai Agung
- Gunung Sembilan
- Harapan Mulia
- Pampang Harapan
- Pangkalan Buton
- Riam Berasap Jaya
- Sedahan Jaya
- Sejahtera
- Simpang Tiga
- Sutera
Economy
[edit]The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber, and wood.
Education
[edit]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.
Health
[edit]The local government provides free public healthcare through clinics throughout the province, including a "floating clinic" based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. The NGO Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) also operates a clinic in Sukadana, which offers community-oriented conservation initiatives, such as offering discounted care to locals who commit to curbing illegal logging in the Gunung Palung National Park.[4] The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.
Demographics
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In 2021, the population of Sukadana district was 30,779 people, with a density of 68 people/km². The percentage of the population of Sukadana district based on the religion they adhere to is Islam, which is 95.70%, Christianity as much as 1.29%, where Catholicism 0.69% and Protestantism 0.60%, then Hinduism as much as 1.55%, Buddhism 1.09%, and Confucianism 0.37%.[5]
Transportation
[edit]The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman (Ketapang Airport). 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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- Gunung Palung National Park, a rainforest park that can be reached from Sukadana
- Pulau Datok Beach, a beach that is within the town of Sukadana
References
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- ^ Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1853). The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 23. J. Murray. p. 83.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Crawfurd, John (1856). A descriptive dictionary of the Indian islands & adjacent countries. Bradbury & Evans. p. 412.
- ^ "Le grand dictionnaire geographique et critique". 1738.
- ^ "Health Care – Health In Harmony". Health In Harmony. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2021" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 10 December 2025.