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Sukamara Regency
Regency in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Regency in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sukamara Regency |
| native_name | Kabupaten Sukamara |
| native_name_lang | id |
| settlement_type | Regency |
| image_skyline | File:Masjid Agung Sukamara.jpg |
| image_caption | Great mosque of Sukamara |
| image_shield | Lambang Kabupaten Sukamara.png |
| image_map | Lokasi Kalimantan Tengah Kabupaten Sukamara.svg |
| map_caption | Location within Central Kalimantan |
| pushpin_map | Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Indonesia |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Kalimantan |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Central Kalimantan |
| subdivision_type3 | Capital |
| subdivision_name3 | Padang |
| leader_title | Regent |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Regent |
| leader_name1 | Nur Efendi |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | metric |
| area_total_km2 | 3827 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | mid 2024 estimate |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 67810 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | Western Indonesia Time |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | (+62) 532 |
| website |
Sukamara Regency () is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from the former southwest part of West Kotawaringin Regency. The town of Padang (in Sukamara District) contains the administrative centre of Sukamara Regency, and had a population of 6,555 in mid 2023. The Regency covers an area of 3,827 km2, and had a population of 44,952 at the 2010 Census and 63,464 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 67,810 (comprising 35,410 males and 32,400 females).
Administrative districts
Sukamara Regency consists of five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below from south to north with their areas and populations from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the 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 (a total of 29 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
Jelai District and Pantai Lunci District are the southern (coastal) parts of the regency, with the majority of the population further north. The urban area of Padang/Sukamara/Mendawai is situated on the Jelai River, at its junction with its tributary, the Mapam River.
| Kode | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wilayah | Name of | |
| District | ||
| (kecamatan) | Area | |
| in | ||
| km2 | Pop'n | |
| Census | ||
| 2010 | Pop'n | |
| Census | ||
| 2020 | Pop'n | |
| Estimate | ||
| mid 2024 | Admin | |
| centre | No. | |
| of | ||
| villages | Post | |
| codes | ||
| 62.08.02 | ||
| 62.08.04 | ||
| 62.08.01 | ||
| 62.08.03 | ||
| 62.08.05 | ||
Note: (a) Jelai District includes four small offshore islands - Pulau Jamban, Pulau Nibung Hilir, Pulau Nibung Hulu and Pulau Tangguk. (b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Kuala Jelai (with 3,648 inhabitants in mid 2023). (c) includes 2 kelurahan - Mendawai (with 10,732 inhabitants as at mid 2023) and Padang (6,555 inhabitants).
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Demographics
Religion as of the Indonesian census of 2010:
- Muslim 78.9%
- Protestant 8.4%
- Roman Catholic 4.6%
- Buddhist 0.3%
- Hindu 0.2%
- Confucian 0.1%
- Other 7.3%
- Not stated or not asked 0.3%
Climate
Sukamara has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sukamara Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-PBS 1102001.6206)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Jelai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6206010)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Pantai Lunci Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6206011)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sukamara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6206020)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Balai Riam Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6206030)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Permata Kecubung Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6206031)
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