Kapuas Hulu Regency
Kapuas Hulu Regency is a regency of the West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diverse number of indigenous groups, including the Iban and the Silat. Towns along the Kapuas River include Sintang, Nanga Lebang, Nanga Ketungau, Nanga Silat, Semitau, Nanga Bunut, and Putussibau, the regency's administrative centre. It covers an area of 29,842 km2, and had a population of 222,160 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 229,764.The Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-five districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
District | Population 2010 Census |
Silat Hilir
| 16,987 |
Silat Hulu
| 10,735 |
Hulu Gurung | 12,339 |
Bunut Hulu
| 12,889 |
Mentebah | 8,905 |
Bika | 4,228 |
Kalis | 11,764 |
Putussibau Selatan
| 12,838 |
Hulu Kapuas | 5,880 |
Embaloh Hilir
| 5,369 |
Bunut Hilir
| 8,434 |
Boyan Tanjung | 10,283 |
District | Population 2010 Census |
Pengkadan | 7,959 |
Jongkong | 9,907 |
Selimbau | 10,118 |
Danau Sentarum | 3,868 |
Suhaid | 8,112 |
Seberuang | 10,314 |
Semitau | 7,992 |
Empanang | 2,858 |
Puring Kencana | 2,214 |
Badau | 5,203 |
Batang Lupar | 4,552 |
Embaloh Hulu
| 4,675 |
Putussibau Utara
| 23,737 |
Totals | 222,160 |