Bengkayang
Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source. Bengkayang is also rich in natural resources.
Bengkayang is still lagging in term of economic development, but there is a hope that providing local autonomy will catalyze development. A water processing plant has been developed, so the population can enjoy access to clean water.
Administrative districts
When Bengkayang Regency was established, it originally composed into 10 districts (including three districts from administrative city of Singkawang), with the most recent at that time was Jagoi Babang, which was split off from the northern part of Seluas district in 1996 when the regency is still part of Sambas Regency. On 21 June 2001, Singkawang officially established as an autonomous city by splitting off from Bengkayang Regency, reducing the districts of that regency into seven. In 2002, three new districts were established (Monterado district was split off from the western part of Samalantan district, Teriak district was split off from the eastern part of Bengkayang district, and Suti Semarang district was split off from the western part of Ledo district), increasing the districts into 10. In 2004, another four new districts were established (Capkala district was cut out from the eastern part of Sungai Raya district, Sungai Betung district was cut out from the western part of Bengkayang district, Lumar district was cut out from the southern part of Ledo district, and Siding district was split off from the western part of Jagoi Babang district), increasing the number into 14 districts. In 2006, three more districts were established (Sungai Raya Kepulauan district was split off from the northern part of Sungai Raya district, Lembah Bawang district was split off from the northern part of Samalantan district, and Tujuh Belas district was re-established by splitting off from the eastern part of Sanggau Ledo district), increasing it into 17 districts.
The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 122 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter both in Bengkayang District), and its post code.
Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Year formed |
Area in km |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61.07.01 | Sungai Raya (Raya River) |
— | 75.85 | 18,333 | 23,497 | 24,260 | Sungai Duri | 5 | 79272 |
61.07.11 | Capkala | 2004 (from Sungai Raya) |
46.36 | 7,579 | 9,655 | 9,951 | Capkala | 6 | 79271 |
61.07.15 | Sungai Raya Kepulauan (Raya River Islands) |
2006 (from Sungai Raya) |
237.87 | 20,922 | 29,015 | 30,651 | Sungai Raya | 5 | 79273 |
61.07.02 | Samalantan | — | 234.69 | 18,240 | 22,882 | 23,478 | Samalantan | 7 | 79280 |
61.07.08 | Monterado | 2002 (from Samalantan) |
317.17 | 24,453 | 33,530 | 35,304 | Monterado | 11 | 79181 |
61.07.16 | Lembah Bawang (Onion Valley) |
2006 (from Samalantan) |
360.80 | 5,191 | 6,476 | 6,634 | Papan Uduk | 8 | 79281 |
61.07.04 | Bengkayang | — | 167.05 | 23,764 | 33,385 | 35,398 | Sebalo | 6 | 79212 & 79213 |
61.07.09 | Teriak | 2002 (from Bengkayang) |
299.70 | 12,464 | 17,001 | 17,873 | Bana | 18 | 79214 |
61.07.14 | Sungai Betung (Betung River) |
2004 (from Bengkayang) |
182.39 | 8,919 | 12,193 | 12,827 | Suka Maju | 4 | 79211 |
61.07.03 | Ledo | — | 408.48 | 11,076 | 14,274 | 14,761 | Lesabela | 12 | 79283 |
61.07.10 | Suti Semarang | 2002 (from Ledo) |
357.85 | 4,579 | 5,972 | 6,197 | Suti Semarang | 8 | 79288 |
61.07.13 | Lumar | 2004 (from Ledo) |
373.51 | 5,764 | 8,111 | 8,605 | Tiga Berkat | 5 | 79282 |
61.07.06 | Sanggau Ledo | — | 273.05 | 11,198 | 15,197 | 15,953 | Lembang | 5 | 79284 |
61.07.17 | Tujuh Belas | 2006 (from Sanggau Ledo) |
323.13 | 11,216 | 15,243 | 16,008 | Pisak | 4 | 79250 |
61.07.05 | Seluas | — | 506.50 | 17,051 | 20,930 | 21,340 | Seluas | 6 | 79285 |
61.07.07 | Jagoi Babang | 1996 (from Seluas) |
655.02 | 8,277 | 10,848 | 11,271 | Jagoi | 6 | 79286 |
61.07.12 | Siding | 2004 (from Jagoi Babang) |
563.32 | 6,251 | 8,157 | 8,466 | Hlibuie | 8 | 79287 |
Totals | 5,382.74 | 215,277 | 286,366 | 298,979 | Bengkayang | 124 |
Note: (a) includes coastal part of mainland Kalimantan as well as 12 offshore islands. (b) comprising 2 kelurahan (Sebalo and Bumi Emas) and 4 desa.
List of Bengkayang Regents and Vice Regents
Regent | Vice Regent | Took Office | Last Office | Notice |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jacobus Luna | 1999 | 2000 | ||
Moses Ahie | 2000 | 2005 | First Period | |
Suryadman Gidot | 2005 | 2010 | Second Period | |
Suryadman Gidot | Agustinus Naon | 2010 | 2015 | First Period |
2015 | 2019 | Second Period | ||
Agustinus Naon | 2019 | 2020 | Acting | |
Yohanes Budiman | 2020 | 2020 | Acting | |
Sebastianus Darwis | Syamsul Rizal | 2021 | present |
Climate
Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Bengkayang | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 307 (12.1) |
237 (9.3) |
243 (9.6) |
268 (10.6) |
240 (9.4) |
172 (6.8) |
142 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
211 (8.3) |
307 (12.1) |
331 (13.0) |
325 (12.8) |
2,973 (117.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6107)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Bengkayang Regency at market price in 2005 was 1". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Climate: Bengkayang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.