Sambas Regency
Kabupaten Sambas
Regency
Coat of arms of Sambas Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Sambas Regency is located in Kalimantan
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Sambas Regency is located in Indonesia
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°25′00″N 109°20′00″E / 1.4167°N 109.3333°E / 1.4167; 109.3333
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalSambas
Government
 • RegentSatono
 • Vice RegentFahrur Rofi
Area
 • Total6,394.70 km2 (2,469.01 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total647,844
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62)
Websitesambas.go.id

Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan, but on 20 April 1999 the southern districts were removed from Sambas Regency to form a new Bengkayang Regency (then including the town of Singkawang). The residual regency now covers 6,394.70 km2, and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census[2] and 629,905 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 647,844.[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Sambas.

History

The famous Sambas Treasure, a collection of 9th century Buddhist sculptures, was found near Sambas Town. It is now part of the British Museum's collection.

In the Sambas riots in 1999, Malays and Dayaks joined to massacre the Madurese during the conflict. Madurese were mutilated, raped, and killed by the Malays and Dayaks; 3,000 of them died in the massacres, with the Indonesian government doing little to stop the violence.[4]

Adjoining Regencies and City

North Lundu, Malaysia
South Singkawang City, Indonesia
West Natuna Sea, Indonesia
East Bengkayang Regency, Indonesia

Population

At the 2010 census, Sambas Regency had a population of 496,120. According to the 2020 census had grown to 629,905 people. By mid 2022, the population was estimated at 647,844 (consisting of 331,046 males and 316,798 females), with an average density of 101.3 people per km2.[1]

Watershed

Sambas has three watersheds (total: 516,200 ha): the Sambas watershed (258,700 ha), the Paloh watershed (64,375 ha), and the Sebangkau watershed (193,125 ha).

Administrative Districts

Sambas Regency consists of nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] and the official estimates as at mid 2022 (rounded to nearest 100 persons).[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural desa), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan) 		Year
formed		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
61.01.07 Selakau 1956
(from Singkawang) 		129.51 30,072 37,810 38,800 Sungai Nyirih 11 79452
61.01.19 Selakau Timur
(East Selakau) 		2007
(from Selakau) 		162.99 10,200 12,520 12,800 Selakau Tua 4 79451
61.01.05 Pemangkat 1958 111.00 44,589 53,250 54,100 Pemangkat Kota 8 79455
61.01.13 Semparuk 2003
(from Pemangkat) 		90.15 23,765 30,180 31,000 Semparuk 5 79457
61.01.18 Salatiga 2007
(from Pemangkat) 		82.75 14,671 18,320 18,800 Salatiga 5 79456
61.01.04 Tebas 1958 395.64 63,613 80,270 82,500 Tebas Kuala 23 79461
61.01.12 Tekarang 2003
(from Tebas) 		83.16 13,293 17,540 18,200 Tekarang 7 79468
61.01.01 Sambas 1952 246.66 44,979 57,300 59,000 Sambas (town) 18 79460
61.01.10 Subah 2001
(from Sambas) 		644.55 17,527 23,760 24,800 Balai Gemuruh 11 79417
61.01.15 Sebawi 2004
(from Sambas) 		161.45 15,598 20,250 20,900 Sebawi 7 79464
61.01.14 Sajad 2004
(from Sambas) 		94.94 9,936 13,640 14,200 Tengguli 4 79462
61.01.03 Jawai 1957 193.99 35,042 47,310 49,200 Sentebang 13 79454
61.01.16 Jawai Selatan
(South Jawai) 		2004
(from Jawai) 		93.51 17,660 22,170 22,800 Matang Terap 9 79154
61.01.02 Teluk Keramat
(Keramat Bay) 		1952 554.43 58,675 74,180 76,200 Sekura 25 79469
61.01.11 Galing 2001
(from Teluk Keramat) 		333.00 19,653 24,860 25,600 Galing 10 79453
61.01.17 Tangaran 2006
(from Teluk Keramat) 		186.67 20,789 25,840 26,500 Simpang Empat 8 79465
61.01.06 Sejangkung 1963
(from Sambas) 		291.26 22,318 27,540 28,200 Parit Raja 12 79463
61.01.09 Sajingan Besar
(Great Sajingan) 		1996
(from three districts) 		1,391.20 9,848 13,290 13,800 Kaliau 5 79467
61.01.08 Paloh 1963
(from Teluk Keramat) 		1,148.84 23,892 29,900 30,700 Liku 8 79466
Totals 6,394.70 496,120 629,905 647,844 Sambas (town) 193

List of Sambas Regents and Vice Regents

Regent Vice Regent Took Office Last Office Notice
R. Djenal Asikin Judadibrata 1950 1951
Sudjana 1951 1952
Raden Prayitno Tjokro Hadi Suryo 1952 1954
Raden Abubakar Arya Diningrat 1954 1955
Loemban Tobing 1955 1958
Muhammad Zaini Noer 1958 1960
Firdaus 1960 1967
Muhammad Nurdin 1967 1973
Soemardji 1973 1978 First Period
1978 1983 Second Period
Saksono 1983 1988
Saidi A.S. 1988 1990
Tamar Abdulsalam 1990 1991
Syafei Djamil 1991 1996
Tarya Aryanto 1996 2001
Burhanuddin A. Rasyid Prabasa Ananta Tur 2001 2006 First Period
Burhanuddin A. Rasyid Djuliarti Djuhardi Alwi 2006 2011 Second Period
Djuliarti Djuhardi Alwi Pabali Musa 2011 2016
Atbah Romin Suhaili Hairiah 2016 2021
Satono Fahrur Rofi 2021 present

References

  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sambas Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6101)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia-pacific/1186401.stm http://www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/article/violence-indonesian-borneo-spurs-relocation-ethnic-madurese http://indahnesia.com/indonesia/SAMPEO/people.php https://books.google.com/books?id=OrdM8X7CBTAC&dq=dayaks+malay+madurese&pg=PA299 https://books.google.com/books?id=EUDii8kvQYAC&pg=PA73

External links

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