Bengkayang Regency

Bengkayang Regency (Chinese: 孟嘉影) is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into a smaller Sambas Regency and a new Bengkayang Regency on 20 April 1999, and then Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency on 21 June 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,382.74 km2, and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 Census[2] and 286,366 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 296,855 (comprising 153,939 males and 142,916 females).[1] The administrative centre is in the town of Bengkayang.

Bengkayang Regency
Kabupaten Bengkayang
Regency
Office building of Bengkayang Regent
Office building of Bengkayang Regent
Coat of arms of Bengkayang Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Adil Ka' Talino
(Fair to Others)
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Bengkayang Regency is located in Kalimantan
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Bengkayang Regency is located in Indonesia
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.0691°N 109.6639°E / 1.0691; 109.6639
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalBengkayang
Government
 • RegentSebastianus Darwis
 • Vice RegentSyamsul Rizal
Area
 • Total5,382.74 km2 (2,078.29 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total296,855
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 562
Websitebengkayangkab.go.id

Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source.[4] Bengkayang is also rich in natural resources.

Bengkayang is still lagging in term of economic development, but there is a hope that providing local autonomy will catalyze development. A water processing plant has been developed, so the population can enjoy access to clean water.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 122 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter both in Bengkayang District), and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Year
formed		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Sungai Raya
(Raya River)		 —75.8518,33323,49723,994Sungai Duri579272
Capkala 2004
(from Sungai Raya)		 46.367,5799,6559,836Capkala679271
Sungai Raya Kepulauan
(Raya River Islands)(a)		 2006
(from Sungai Raya)		 237.8720,92229,01530,556Sungai Raya579273
Samalantan —234.6918,24022,88223,170Samalantan779280
Monterado 2002
(from Samalantan)		 317.1724,45333,53035,155Monterado1179181
Lembah Bawang
(Onion Valley)		 2006
(from Samalantan)		 360.805,1916,4766,544Papan Uduk879281
Bengkayang —167.0523,76433,38535,333Sebalo679212
& 79213
Teriak 2002
(from Bengkayang)		 299.7012,46417,00117,789Bana1879214
Sungai Betung
(Betung River)		 2004
(from Bengkayang)		 182.398,91912,19312,769Suka Maju479211
Ledo —408.4811,07614,27414,607Lesabela1279283
Suti Semarang 2002
(from Ledo)		 357.854,5795,9726,140Suti Semarang879288
Lumar 2004
(from Ledo)		 373.515,7648,1118,590Tiga Berkat579282
Sanggau Ledo —273.0511,19815,19715,869Lembang579284
Tujuh Belas 2006
(from Sanggau Ledo)		 323.1311,21615,24315,925Pisak479250
Seluas —506.5017,05120,93021,014Seluas679285
Jagoi Babang 1996
(from Seluas)		 655.028,27710,84811,175Jagoi679286
Siding 2004
(from Jagoi Babang)		 563.326,2518,1578,389Hlibuie879287
Totals 5,382.74215,277286,366296,855Bengkayang124

Note: (a) includes coastal part of mainland Kalimantan as well as 12 offshore islands.

List of Bengkayang Regents and Vice Regents
Regent Vice Regent Took Office Last Office Notice
Jacobus Luna 1999 2000
Moses Ahie 2000 2005 First Period
Suryadman Gidot 2005 2010 Second Period
Suryadman Gidot Agustinus Naon 2010 2015 First Period
2015 2019 Second Period
Agustinus Naon 2019 2020 Acting
Yohanes Budiman 2020 2020 Acting
Sebastianus Darwis Syamsul Rizal 2021 present

Climate

Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bengkayang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.0
(87.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.2
(71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 307
(12.1)		 237
(9.3)		 243
(9.6)		 268
(10.6)		 240
(9.4)		 172
(6.8)		 142
(5.6)		 190
(7.5)		 211
(8.3)		 307
(12.1)		 331
(13.0)		 325
(12.8)		 2,973
(117.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6107)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Bengkayang Regency at market price in 2005 was 1". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  5. "Climate: Bengkayang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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