Mempawah Regency
Mempawah or Mempawah Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Originally including a wider area of West Kalimantan, this Pontianak Regency was reduced on 4 October 1999 by the north-eastern districts being removed to form a new Landak Regency, and was further reduced on 17 July 2007 by its southern districts cut out to create a new Kubu Raya Regency. Since 2007 the residual regency covers 1,935.42 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census and 301,560 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 316,728. The administrative centre is at the town of Mempawah.
History
On 5 February 1963, the administrative centre of Pontianak Regency was moved from Pontianak to Mempawah based on Minister of General Government and Regional Autonomy Decree No. Des.52/1/9-11.Based on Government Regulation No. 58 of 2014, Pontianak Regency was formally renamed Mempawah Regency after the name of its administrative centre.
Administrative districts
When Pontianak Regency was originally created, it consists into the districts of Sungai Kunyit, Mempawah Hilir, Sungai Pinyuh, Toho, Siantan, Mandor, Menjalin, Mempawah Hulu, Menyuke, Sengah Temila, Air Besar, Ngabang, Sungai Raya, Sungai Kakap, Kubu, Terentang, Teluk Pakedai and Batu Ampar. On 1 April 1961, a new district named Sungai Ambawang was established from the northern part of Sungai Raya district. On 17 June 1996, Meranti district was established by split off from the northeastern part of Menyuke district. On 25 March 1999, three new districts were established. When Landak Regency was established in the same year, the north-eastern districts were became part of the newly-created regency.In 2001, a new district named Rasau Jaya was established from the eastern part of Sungai Kakap district. In 2005, two new districts were established. The following year, another two districts were created.
Since the separation of the southern parts of the former Pontianak Regency on 17 July 2007 to form the new Kubu Raya Regency, the residual area - in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency - consists of nine 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 |
| 61.02.08 | Siantan | — | 290.93 | 40,360 | 50,275 | 52,110 | Jungkat | 5 | 78352 |
| 61.02.15 | Segedong | 2007 | 273.45 | 20,249 | 26,149 | 27,480 | Parit Bugis | 6 | 78351 |
| 61.02.07 | Sungai Pinyuh | — | 171.11 | 47,311 | 61,352 | 64,580 | Sungai Pinyuh | 9 | 78354 |
| 61.02.16 | Anjongan | 2005 | 124.28 | 16,628 | 20,878 | 21,710 | Anjungan Melancar | 5 | 78353 |
| 61.02.01 | Mempawah Hilir | — | 154.73 | 34,328 | 44,936 | 47,480 | Terusan | 8 | 78911 -78919 |
| 61.02.18 | Mempawah Timur | 2006 | 120.39 | 25,220 | 33,761 | 35,980 | Antibar | 8 | 78915 & 78919 |
| 61.02.12 | Sungai Kunyit | — | 129.23 | 22,069 | 28,380 | 29,780 | Sungai Kunyit Laut | 12 | 78371 |
| 61.02.06 | Toho | — | 226.01 | 17,724 | 23,613 | 25,120 | Pak Laheng | 8 | 78360 |
| 61.02.17 | Sadaniang | 2006 | 445.30 | 10,132 | 12,216 | 12,500 | Pentek | 6 | 78361 |
| Totals | 1,935.42 | 234,012 | 301,560 | 316,728 | Mempawah | 67 | - |
Notes: including the kelurahan of Sungai Pinyuh. including the kelurahan of Anjungan Melancar.
including the 3 kelurahan of TYerusan, Tanjung and Tengah. including the 2 kelurahan of Pasir Wan Salim and Pulau Pedalaman.