# Kuala Kapuas

Kuala Kapuas (abbreviated: KLK) is the regency seat of Kapuas Regency and also one of the major towns in Central Kalimantan. This town is at a distance of 137 km northeast of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. The area of this town is mainly situated within six urban villages (kelurahan) and two rural districts (desa) in the district of Selat i.e. the kelurahan of Selat Barat, Selat Dalam, Selat Tengah, Selat Hulu, Selat Hilir and Selat Utara, and the desa of Pulau Telo (Telo Island), and Pulau Telo Baru (New Telo Island). The total population of Kuala Kapuas as of 2019 was approximately 55,573 people

## Demographics

As of 2019, the total population of Kuala Kapuas is about 55,573 inhabitants which represents 91% of the population of Selat district and 15.6% of the entire population of Kapuas Regency. The population density of this town is approximately 1,209/km$^2$ which one of the highest amongst towns in Central Kalimantan. This town has 14,142 households and the average household size of this town is roughly 3.9 people. The sex ratio of this town is 104 which means there are 104 males to every 100 females.

## Geography

Kuala Kapuas is located at the southeastern part of Central Kalimantan. This town is precisely located at 3.008572 south and 114.387883 east which makes it the second most southern town in Central Kalimantan after Kuala Pembuang, the regency seat of Seruyan Regency. Kuala Kapuas is also located at the southern portion of the Kapuas Regency. Kuala Kapuas is located at a distance of ±130 km to the southeast of Palangka Raya City, the capital of Central Kalimantan. However, Kuala Kapuas is closer to Banjarbaru, the capital of neighboring province South Kalimantan at a distance of ±88 km. The total area of this town is roughly 46 km² which makes it approximately 75% of the whole area of Selat district and 0.31% of the total area of Kapuas Regency.
Kuala Kapuas is settled at the confluence of Kapuas and Murung Rivers. This town is also situated on the lowlands of the southeastern portion of Central Kalimantan with the altitude being only between 1 and 15 meters above sea level. As any other towns in Central Kalimantan, Kuala Kapuas experiences tropical rainforest climate (Af) with relatively high precipitation most of the year, constantly high humidity, and persistent warm-to-hot temperature.
Climate data for Kuala Kapuas :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31 (88) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 304 (12.0) | 281 (11.1) | 297 (11.7) | 257 (10.1) | 181 (7.1) | 144 (5.7) | 109 (4.3) | 81 (3.2) | 93 (3.7) | 180 (7.1) | 266 (10.5) | 326 (12.8) | 2,519 (99.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 80 |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency ||||||||||||||