Sekadau Regency
Kabupaten Sekadau
Regency
Coat of arms of Sekadau Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Sekadau Regency is located in Kalimantan
Sekadau Regency
Sekadau Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Sekadau Regency is located in Indonesia
Sekadau Regency
Sekadau Regency
Sekadau Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°02′05″N 110°57′03″E / 0.0348°N 110.9507°E / 0.0348; 110.9507
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
Regency seatSekadau
Government
 • RegentRupinus
 • Vice RegentAloysius
Area
 • Total6,263.80 km2 (2,418.47 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total216,260
 • Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 564
Websitesekadaukab.go.id

Sekadau Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from the eastern part of Sanggau Regency. It covers an area of 6,275.39 km2, and had a population of 181,634 at the 2010 Census[2] and 211,559 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 214,429 (comprising 111,069 males and 103,360 females).[1] The regency seat lies at the town of Sekadau in Sekadau Hilir District.

History

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Geography

Climate

Sekadau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Sekadau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.8
(89.2) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 311
(12.2) 		287
(11.3) 		275
(10.8) 		278
(10.9) 		232
(9.1) 		183
(7.2) 		156
(6.1) 		167
(6.6) 		230
(9.1) 		314
(12.4) 		338
(13.3) 		268
(10.6) 		3,039
(119.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Governance

Administrative districts

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

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
61.09.04 Nanga Mahap 1,196.93 24,680 27,411 27,524 Nanga Mahap 13 79585
61.09.03 Nanga Taman 1,081.93 25,218 27,916 28,013 Nanga Taman 13 79584
61.09.02 Sekadau Hulu 864.83 24,968 29,685 30,203 Rawak 15 79583
61.09.01 Sekadau Hilir 887.61 55,897 67,659 69,080 Sekadau 17 78511 - 79516,
79582
61.09.05 Belitang Hilir 772.86 20,687 24,248 24,603 Sungai Ayak 9 79586
61.09.07 Belitang 302.81 11,531 13,634 13,857 Nanga Belitang 7 79588
61.09.06 Belitang Hulu 1,168.42 18,653 21,006 21,149 Balai Sepuak 13 79587
Totals 6,275.39 181,634 211,559 214,429 Sekadau 87

Local government

The regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city. As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Head of districts are appointed directly by the regent with the recommendation of the regency secretary. Executive power lies with the regent and vice regent, while legislative function is exercised by the regency's parliament.[5][6][7]

Politics

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Economy

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Demographics

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Infrastructure

Education

As of 2020, there are 35 kindergartens in the regency, 241 elementary schools, 67 junior high schools, and 23 senior high schools. In addition, the regency has six vocational high schools.[8] It only has one higher educational institution, the Keling Kumang Institute, which is private but partially supported by the regency government. The institute campus is located in the town of Sekadau and focuses on technology-related programs such as agro-technology and computer science.[9] The regency also has one public library maintained by the regency government, also located at its regency seat, the town of Sekadau.[10][11]

There are also four Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in the regency as at 2020.[8]

Healthcare

The regency has one hospital, four polyclinics, 67 puskesmas, and 6 pharmacies. The only hospital in the regency, Sekadau Regional Hospital, is a public hospital owned by regency government. It is classified as C-class by Ministry of Health and located just across the town of Sekadau.[12] In addition, there are two family planning clinics, 10 village medical clinics, 239 healthcare posts, and 109 maternity cottages.[8]

Transportation

There are 852.85 kilometres of road in the regency, out of which 584.501 kilometres are maintained by regency government. From those 584.501 kilometres, 115.436 kilometres have not yet sealed and still have a soil surface as of 2020.[8] There is no airport in the regency and the main transportation is by using road travel. The closest airport is Tebelian Airport which is located in Sintang Regency.[13]

Others

There are exactly 272 mosques, 149 Protestant churches, 303 Catholic churches, three Chinese Buddhist temples (Vihara), and seven Confucian temples (klenteng).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sekadau Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6109)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Sekadau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "PP No. 17 Tahun 2018 tentang Kecamatan [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ^ "UU 22 1999" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Indonesia Regencies". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Sekadau". sekadaukab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  9. ^ "Bupati Sekadau Melauncing Institut Teknologi Pertama di Sekadau". sekadaukab.go.id (in Indonesian). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  10. ^ "Dinas Kearsipan Gelar Sosialisasi Kearsipan Untuk Mendukung Terciptanya Tertib Administrasi". sekadaukab.go.id (in Indonesian). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  11. ^ "Perpustakaan Daerah Sekadau Mendapat Sumbangan Buku Kumpulan Puisi". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  12. ^ "Pendayagunaan Dokter Spesialis". pgds.kemkes.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  13. ^ Muhamad <asep.muhamad[at]torche.co.id>, Asep. "MENHUB TINJAU PENGEMBANGAN TIGA BANDARA DI KALTENG DAN KALBAR". dephub.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

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