Sukamara Regency
Administrative Districts
Sukamara Regency consists of five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations from 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 29 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62.08.02 | Jelai | 796 | 4,412 | 5,520 | 5,591 | Kuala Jelai | 5 | 74171 |
62.08.04 | Pantai Lunci | 804 | 4,846 | 5,860 | 5,990 | Sungai Cabang Barat | 4 | 74170 |
62.08.01 | Sukamara | 1,028 | 19,626 | 30,890 | 32,969 | Padang | 8 | 74172 |
62.08.03 | Balai Riam | 539 | 6,649 | 10,620 | 11,303 | Balai Riam | 8 | 74173 |
62.08.05 | Permata Kecubung | 660 | 9,922 | 10,560 | 10,680 | Ajang | 7 | 74174 |
Totals | 3,827 | 44,952 | 63,464 | 66,613 | Sukamara | 32 |
Note: (a) Jelai District includes four small offshore islands - Pulau Jamban, Pulau Nibung Hilir, Pulau Nibung Hulu and Pulau Tangguk.
(b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Kuala Jelai. (c) includes 2 kelurahan - Mendawai and Padang.
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Demographics
Religion as of the Indonesian census of 2010:
- Muslim 78.9%
- Protestant 8.4%
- Roman Catholic 4.6%
- Buddhist 0.3%
- Hindu 0.2%
- Confucian 0.1%
- Other 7.3%
- Not stated or not asked 0.3%
Climate
Sukamara has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Sukamara | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.9 (87.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 234 (9.2) |
240 (9.4) |
294 (11.6) |
319 (12.6) |
268 (10.6) |
234 (9.2) |
209 (8.2) |
152 (6.0) |
230 (9.1) |
260 (10.2) |
303 (11.9) |
310 (12.2) |
3,053 (120.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |