North Kayong Regency

North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km², and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 112,715.[3] The principal town lies in Sukadana. The nearest airport is Ketapang Airport.

North Kayong Regency Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Regency
From top to bottom: Datok Island Beach and Dragon dance liong at Sukadana
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Location within West Kalimantan
North Kayong Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia North Kayong Regency North Kayong Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.9226°S 110.0450°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Sukadana
Government
• Regent	Citra Duani
• Vice Regent	Effendi Ahmad
Area
• Total	4,568.26 km^2 (1,763.82 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	112,715
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 535
Website	kayongutarakab.go.id

History

North Kayong Regency was created in 2007, following a central government decision to split the area off from the Ketapang Regency.

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the North Kayong Regency consisted of five districts (kecamatan); subsequently, the insular district of Pulau Maya Karimata has been split in two - Pulau Maya (a large island situated closer to the Kalimantan "mainland", with surroundiing islets) and Kepulauan Karimata (an archipelago of 83 islands lying further to the west). The districts are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and their officially estimated populations in mid 2019.[5] The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

Name	Area in km^2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Estimate mid 2019	No. of vill.	Post code
Pulau Maya^(a) (Maya Island)	1,105.30	13,569	15,573	5	78858
Sukadana^(b)	517.33	21,407	25,460	10	78852
Simpang Hilir^(c)	2,031.09	28,249	33,664	12	78853
Teluk Batang	213.82	19,147	22,368	7	78856
Seponti	417.74	10,172	11,991	6	78857
Kepulauan Karimata^(d) (Karimata Islands)	282.97	3,050	3,659	3	78855
Totals	4,568.26	95,594	112,715	43

Note: (a) comprising the five desa of Dusun Besar, Dusun Kecil, Kemboja, Satai Lestari and Tanjung Satai.
(b) including offshore Pelintu Island.
(c) including nine offshore islands - Bagu, Cermin, Datok, Juante, Katung, Lalang, Nanas, Payung and Salahnama.
(d) comprising the three desa of Padang, Pelapis and Betok Jaya.

Economy

The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood.

Education

The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health

The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.

Demographics

Chinese lion dance at Chinese temple

North Kayong has a minority population of Chinese with the majority being native. Most Chinese residents in North Kayong are of either Teochew or Hakka. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of North Kayong incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in Malaysia.

Religion in Kayong Regency

  Islam (95%)

  Other religion (5%)

Transportation

The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman Ketapang. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak, Semarang via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places

• Gunung Palung National Park, a beautiful rainforest park that can be reached from Sukadana.
• Datok Island beach

Hotels

The largest hotel is the Makhota Kayong in Sukadana.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.