Landak Regency


Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km2 and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census and 397,610 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 419,092. The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.

Administrative districts

Landak Regency consists of thirteen 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 also 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
Year
formed		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
61.08.10Sebangki1999
885.6016,65319,58220,430Sebangki579358
61.08.01Ngabang—1,148.1060,58378,15384,517Ngabang1979354
61.08.11Jelimpo2006
848.8023,33828,27129,837Jelimpo1379357
61.08.07Sengah Temila—1,963.0053,49363,78666,910Pahauman1479456
61.08.04Mandor—455.1028,38733,45234,930Mandor1779355
61.08.03Menjalin—322.9018,59821,87122,819Menjalin879362
61.08.02Mempawah Hulu
—496.3432,78240,12942,524Karangan1779363
61.08.13Sompak2006
219.7613,58115,96316,652Sompak779361
61.08.06Menyuke—594.1625,71630,23031,536Darit1679360
61.08.12Banyuke Hulu
2006
273.8011,86413,66914,149Semade779364
61.08.08Meranti1996
372.349,08010,59311,018Meranti679366
61.08.09Kuala Behe1999
968.0013,65016,70917,706Kuala Behe1179367
61.08.05Air Besar—1,361.2021,92425,20226,064Serimbu1679365
Totals9,909.10329,649397,610419,092Ngabang156

Climate

Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy rainfall year-round.