Kapuas Hulu Regency


Kapuas Hulu Regency is a regency of the West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. The region is home to a diverse number of indigenous groups, including the Iban and the Silat. Towns along the Kapuas River include Sintang, Nanga Lebang, Nanga Ketungau, Nanga Silat, Semitau, Nanga Bunut, and Putussibau, the regency's administrative centre. It covers an area of 29,842 km2, and had a population of 222,160 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 229,764.

Administrative districts

The Kapuas Hulu Regency consists of twenty-five districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Silat Hilir
16,987
Silat Hulu
10,735
Hulu Gurung12,339
Bunut Hulu
12,889
Mentebah8,905
Bika4,228
Kalis11,764
Putussibau Selatan
12,838
Hulu Kapuas5,880
Embaloh Hilir
5,369
Bunut Hilir
8,434
Boyan Tanjung10,283

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Pengkadan7,959
Jongkong9,907
Selimbau10,118
Danau Sentarum3,868
Suhaid8,112
Seberuang10,314
Semitau7,992
Empanang2,858
Puring Kencana2,214
Badau5,203
Batang Lupar4,552
Embaloh Hulu
4,675
Putussibau Utara
23,737
Totals222,160