# Ketapang Regency

Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,588 km$^2$, and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting off of five districts in the north-west of the regency on 2 January 2007 to form the new North Kayong Regency; the 2020 census revealed a growth in population to 570,657 over the intervening decade; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 592,521 (comprising 307,931 males and 284,590 females). The principal town lies at Ketapang.

## Administrative districts

When Ketapang Regency was originally created, it consists into the districts of Kendawangan, Manis Mata, Marau, Singkup, Tumbang Titi, Matan Hilir, Nanga Tayap, Sandai, Simpang Hilir, Simpang Hulu, Sukadana and Maya Karimata Islands. In 1988, Matan Hilir district was divided into two districts, namely Matan Hilir Utara and Matan Hilir Selatan. On 17 June 1996, Teluk Batang district was established by split off from the western part of Simpang Hilir district. In 2003, five new districts were established (Delta Pawan (including Ketapang town) and Muara Pawan districts were split off from the southern part of Matan Hilir Utara district, Benua Kayong district was split off from northern part of Matan Hilir Selatan district, Hulu Sungai district was split off from eastern part of Sandai district, Simpang Dua was split off from the southern part of Simpang Hulu district, Air Upas and Singkup districts were split off from the southeastern and southwestern parts of Marau district, respectively). In 2005, another three new districts were created (Seponti district was cut out from the northwestern part of Teluk Batang district, Pemahan and Sungai Melayu Rayak districts were cut out from the northern and western parts of Tumbang Titi district, respectively). In 2007, a new district named Jelai Hulu was carved out from the northeastern part of Kendawangan district.
Following the splitting off of the five districts to form the North Kayong Regency in January 2007, the Ketapang Regency now consists of twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census; together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 253 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n census 2010 | Pop'n census 2020 | Pop'n estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 61.04.04 | Kendawangan $^{(a)}$ | 5,859 | 32,505 | 57,808 | 65,106 | Kendawangan Kiri | 19 | 78862 |
| 61.04.03 | Manis Mata | 2,912 | 24,627 | 34,658 | 36,469 | Manis Mata | 22 | 78864 |
| 61.04.02 | Marau | 1,160 | 11,901 | 17,283 | 18,353 | Sukakarya | 10 | 78865 |
| 61.04.22 | Singkup | 227 | 6,154 | 8,299 | 8,625 | Sukaraja | 8 | 78866 |
| 61.04.21 | Air Upas | 793 | 16,620 | 20,224 | 20,401 | Air Upas | 9 | 78863 |
| 61.04.14 | Jelai Hulu (Upper Jelai) | 1,358 | 15,648 | 20,596 | 21,255 | Periangan | 22 | 78876 |
| 61.04.13 | Tumbang Titi | 1,198 | 23,286 | 28,938 | 29,370 | Tumbang Titi | 25 | 78877 |
| 61.04.24 | Pemahan | 326 | 4,446 | 5,781 | 5,945 | Pebihingan | 7 | 78874 |
| 61.04.25 | Sungai Melayu Rayak | 122 | 11,650 | 15,036 | 15,429 | Sungai Melayu | 11 | 78875 |
| 61.04.12 | Matan Hilir Selatan (South Lower Matan) | 1,813 | 30,528 | 40,289 | 41,611 | Pesaguan Kanan | 11 | 78822 |
| 61.04.18 | Benua Kayong | 349 | 35,165 | 45,047 | 46,125 | Tuan Tuan | 11 $^{(b)}$ | 78821 -78822 |
| 61.04.01 | Matan Hilir Utara (North Lower Matan) | 720 | 14,739 | 19,992 | 20,813 | Kuala Tolak | 5 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16 | Delta Pawan (Ketapang town) | 74 | 71,509 | 90,634 | 92,515 | Ketapang | 9 $^{(c)}$ | 78811 -78813 |
| 61.04.17 | Muara Pawan | 611 | 13,109 | 18,039 | 18,858 | Sungai Awan Kiri | 8 | 78810 |
| 61.04.11 | Nanga Tayap | 1,728 | 27,490 | 36,378 | 37,601 | Nanga Tayap | 20 | 78873 |
| 61.04.05 | Sandai | 1,779 | 24,474 | 32,374 | 33,459 | Sandai | 13 | 78870 |
| 61.04.19 | Hulu Sungai | 4,685 | 11,553 | 13,884 | 13,955 | Menyumbung | 12 | 78871 |
| 61.04.07 | Sungai Laur | 1,651 | 16,702 | 19,248 | 19,112 | Riam Bunut | 19 | 78872 |
| 61.04.08 | Simpang Hulu (Upper Simpang) | 3,175 | 27,847 | 36,864 | 38,108 | Balai Pinang | 15 | 78850 |
| 61.04.20 | Simpang Dua | 1,048 | 7,507 | 9,285 | 9,411 | Semandang Kanan | 6 | 78854 |
| | Totals | 31,588 | 427,460 | 570,657 | 592,521 | Ketapang | 262 | |
Notes: (a) includes some 30 offshore islands, mainly off the southwest coast, of which the largest are Pulau Bawal and Pulau Gelam. (b) including four kelurahan - Kauman, Mulia Kerta, Tuan Tuan and Banjar. (c) including five kelurahan - Kantor, Tengah, Mulia Baru, Sampit and Sukaharja.