Sintang Regency

History

Somewhere between 45,000 and 39,000 B.C. the Sintang area was first inhabited by humans. The area changed hands several times from the Majapahit to the Bruneian Sultanate, but the local State of Sintang was ruled by Princes, who became Sultans when converted to Islam in 1672. When the Dutch arrived at Borneo in 1776 the area was quickly occupied by the Dutch.

The area was occupied by the Empire of Japan in 1941 as a result of WW2, and then was liberated in 1945. This was followed by Indonesian Independence.

Geography

Climate

Sintang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. |Jan record high C = 35.4 |Feb record high C = 36.1 |Mar record high C = 35.8 |Apr record high C = 36.3 |May record high C = 36.2 |Jun record high C = 36.2 |Jul record high C = 36.8 |Aug record high C = 36.2 |Sep record high C = 38.8 |Oct record high C = 35.8 |Nov record high C = 35.0 |Dec record high C = 37.4 |Jan record low C = 20.0 |Feb record low C = 19.0 |Mar record low C = 21.4 |Apr record low C = 21.0 |May record low C = 21.0 |Jun record low C = 21.0 |Jul record low C = 18.7 |Aug record low C = 20.0 |Sep record low C = 18.1 |Oct record low C = 21.2 |Nov record low C = 21.0 |Dec record low C = 21.0 |access-date= 25 December 2024}} | access-date = 19 October 2023}}

Administrative districts

Following the separation of the former southern part (eleven districts) to form the separate Melawi Regency on 18 December 2003, the residual Sintang Regency consists of fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with their official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 390 rural desa and 16 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Sintang District), and its post code.

Note: (a) comprising 16 urban kelurahan (Akcaya, Alai, Batu Lalau, Kapuas Kanan Hilir, Kapuas Kanan Hulu, Kapuas Kiri Hilir, Kapuas Kiri Hulu, Kedabang, Ladang, Mekar Jaya, Mengkurai, Menyumbung Tengah, Rawa Mambok, Sengkuang, Tanjung Puri and Ulak Jaya) and 13 desa.

Education

There are 193 kindergartens, 456 elementary schools, 142 junior high schools, and 44 senior high schools. In addition, there are 18 vocational high schools. The regency has a total of 10 universities and higher education institutions as of 2020, most of which are located in the town of Sintang. One of the most notable in the regency is Kapuas Sintang University, located in Sintang District. The university is private and located close to the Kapuas River. It was previously known as Panca Bhakti Teaching and Education College before becoming a university. Muhammadiyah University in Pontianak also has a campus branch in Sintang, which is also private. Other colleges in the regency include Christian theological schools such as Sintang Khatulistiwa Theological College, Injili Setia Sintang Theological College, Kapuas Raya Christian College, and Immanuel Sintang Kalbar Theological College. In addition, there is a public academy owned by the West Kalimantan provincial government and one private Islamic college, Ma'arif Sintang Islamic College.

The regency government also runs a regional library, located in the town of Sintang.

Bibliography

• Fienieg, Anouk, Sejarah Sintang - The History of Sintang : A Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Archives and Articles, 2007

References

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sintang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6107)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Sintang".
5. "PDDikti - Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi".
6. "Universitas Kapuas Sintang".
7. RRI 2022, LPP. "Tarik Minat Baca, Perpustakaan Daerah dan Kearsipan Sintang Berikan Layanan Khusus".