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Landak Regency

Coordinates: 0°25′25″N 109°45′33″E / 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592
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Landak Regency
Kabupaten Landak
Regency
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Coat of arms of Landak Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Landak Regency is located in Kalimantan
Landak Regency
Landak Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Landak Regency is located in Indonesia
Landak Regency
Landak Regency
Landak Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°25′25″N 109°45′33″E / 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalNgabang
Government
 • RegentSamuel,SE. M.Si
Area
 • Total9,909.1 km2 (3,825.9 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total413,588
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 563
Websitelandakkab.go.id

Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km2 and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census[2] and 397,610 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 413,588 (comprising 216,214 males and 197,374 females).[1] The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.

Administrative Districts

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Landak Regency consists of thirteen 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 2023.[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 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
61.08.10 Sebangki 1999
(from Sengah Temila) 		885.60 16,653 19,582 20,214 Sebangki 5 79358
61.08.01 Ngabang — 1,148.10 60,583 78,153 82,874 Ngabang 19 79354
61.08.11 Jelimpo 2006
(from Ngabang) 		848.80 23,338 28,271 29,436 Jelimpo 13 79357
61.08.07 Sengah Temila — 1,963.00 53,493 63,786 66,112 Pahauman 14 79456
61.08.04 Mandor — 455.10 28,387 33,452 34,553 Mandor 17 79355
61.08.03 Menjalin — 322.90 18,598 21,871 22,577 Menjalin 8 79362
61.08.02 Mempawah Hulu
(Upper Mempawah) 		— 496.34 32,782 40,129 41,910 Karangan 17 79363
61.08.13 Sompak 2006
(from Mempawah Hulu) 		219.76 13,581 15,963 16,476 Sompak 7 79361
61.08.06 Menyuke — 594.16 25,716 30,230 31,203 Darit 16 79360
61.08.12 Banyuke Hulu
(Upper Banyuke) 		2006
(from Menyuke) 		273.80 11,864 13,669 14,027 Semade 7 79364
61.08.08 Meranti 1996
(from Menyuke) 		372.34 9,080 10,593 10,910 Meranti 6 79366
61.08.09 Kuala Behe 1999
(from Air Besar) 		968.00 13,650 16,709 17,451 Kuala Behe 11 79367
61.08.05 Air Besar — 1,361.20 21,924 25,202 25,845 Serimbu 16 79365
Totals 9,909.10 329,649 397,610 413,588 Ngabang 156

Climate

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Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ngabang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.3
(88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.0
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 279
(11.0) 		237
(9.3) 		233
(9.2) 		288
(11.3) 		239
(9.4) 		193
(7.6) 		173
(6.8) 		196
(7.7) 		246
(9.7) 		304
(12.0) 		313
(12.3) 		314
(12.4) 		3,015
(118.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Landak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6108)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Ngabang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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