Landak Regency

Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created in 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 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.

Landak Regency
Kabupaten Landak
Regency
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
Landak Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Landak Regency
Landak Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalNgabang
Government
 • RegentKarolin Margret Natasa
 • Vice RegentHerculanus Heriyadi
Area
 • Total9,909.10 km2 (3,825.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total397,610
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 563
Websitelandakkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Landak Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name Year formedArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		No.
of
vill.		Post
code		 Admin

centre

Sebangki 1999
(from Sengah Temila)		 885.6016,65319,582579358 Sebangki
Ngabang —1,148.1060,58378,1531979354 —
Jelimpo 2006
(from Ngabang)		 848.8023,33828,2711379357 Jelimpo
Sengah Temila —1,963.0053,49363,7861479456 Pahauman
Mandor —455.1028,38733,4521779355 Mandor
Menjalin —322.9018,59821,871879362 Menjalin
Mempawah Hulu
(Upper Mempawah)		 —496.3432,78240,1291779363 Karangan
Sompak 2006
(from Mempawah Hulu)		 219.7613,58115,963779361 Sompak
Menyuke —594.1625,71630,2301679360 Darit
Banyuke Hulu
(Upper Banyuke)		 2006
(from Menyuke)		 273.8011,86413,669779364 Semade
Meranti 1996
(from Menyuke)		 372.349,08010,593679366 Meranti
Kuala Behe 1999
(from Air Besar)		 968.0013,65016,7091179367 Kuala Behe
Air Besar —1,361.2021,92425,2021679365 Serimbu
Totals 9,909.10329,649397,610156

Climate

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  6. "Climate: Ngabang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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