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 km2, 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 2024 was 599,890. 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. In 2005, another three new districts were created. 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, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census; together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
61.04.04Kendawangan 5,85932,50557,80867,711Kendawangan Kiri1978862
61.04.03Manis Mata2,91224,62734,65837,079Manis Mata2278864
61.04.02Marau1,16011,90117,28318,717Sukakarya1078865
61.04.22Singkup2276,1548,2998,733Sukaraja878866
61.04.21Air Upas79316,62020,22420,453Air Upas978863
61.04.14Jelai Hulu
1,35815,64820,59621,471Periangan2278876
61.04.13Tumbang Titi1,19823,28628,93829,504Tumbang Titi2578877
61.04.24Pemahan3264,4465,7815,998Pebihingan778874
61.04.25Sungai Melayu Rayak12211,65015,03615,556Sungai Melayu1178875
61.04.12Matan Hilir Selatan
1,81330,52840,28942,045Pesaguan Kanan1178822
61.04.18Benua Kayong34935,16545,04746,471Tuan Tuan11 78821
-78822
61.04.01Matan Hilir Utara
72014,73919,99221,086Kuala Tolak578813
61.04.16Delta Pawan
7471,50990,63493,118Ketapang9 78811
-78813
61.04.17Muara Pawan61113,10918,03919,132Sungai Awan Kiri878810
61.04.11Nanga Tayap1,72827,49036,37838,003Nanga Tayap2078873
61.04.05Sandai1,77924,47432,37433,815Sandai1378870
61.04.19Hulu Sungai4,68511,55313,88413,973Menyumbung1278871
61.04.07Sungai Laur1,65116,70219,24819,060Riam Bunut1978872
61.04.08Simpang Hulu
3,17527,84736,86438,516Balai Pinang1578850
61.04.20Simpang Dua1,0487,5079,2859,449Semandang Kanan678854
Totals31,588427,460570,657599,890Ketapang262

Notes: includes some 30 offshore islands, mainly off the southwest coast, of which the largest are Pulau Bawal and Pulau Gelam.
including four kelurahan - Kauman, Mulia Kerta, Tuan Tuan and Banjar. including five kelurahan - Kantor, Tengah, Mulia Baru, Sampit and Sukaharja.