Sukamara Regency


Sukamara Regency is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from the former southwest part of West Kotawaringin Regency. The town of Padang 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.

Administrative districts

Sukamara Regency consists of five districts, 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, and its postal codes.
Jelai District and Pantai Lunci District are the southern 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
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
62.08.02Jelai 7964,4125,5285,620Kuala Jelai5 74171
62.08.04Pantai Lunci8044,8465,8616,040Sungai Cabang Barat474170
62.08.01Sukamara1,02819,62330,89033,730Padang8 74172
62.08.03Balai Riam5396,64910,62311,690Balai Riam874173
62.08.05Permata Kecubung6609,42210,56210,730Ajang774174
Totals3,82744,95263,46467,810Padang32

Note: Jelai District includes four small offshore islands - Pulau Jamban, Pulau Nibung Hilir, Pulau Nibung Hulu and Pulau Tangguk.
includes one kelurahan - the town of Kuala Jelai.
includes 2 kelurahan - Mendawai and Padang.

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 with heavy rainfall year-round.