Kapuas Regency () is one of the thirteen regencies (kabupaten) which comprise Central Kalimantan Province, on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It formerly covered a wider area of nearly 36,000 km2, but on 10 April 2002 two new regencies (Pulang Pisau Regency and Gunung Mas Regency) were created out of its western districts, and the residual area is now 17,070.39 km.2 Its population was 329,646 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 410,446 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 435,070 (comprising 223,720 males and 211,350 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The administrative centre is the town of Kuala Kapuas (in Selat district, which includes eight of the regency's fifteen urban kelurahan, and had 74,100 inhabitants in mid 2025).

Geography

The total area of Kapuas Regency is 17,070.39 square km (11.1% of the area of Central Kalimantan Province), delineated into ebbtide and non-ebbtide areas.Kuala Kapuas It adjoins Gunung Mas Regency, the Java Sea, Barito Selatan Regency and Kalimantan Selatan Province (Barito Kuala Regency), and Pulang Pisau Regency, to the north, south, east and west, respectively.

The north is marked by hills and mountains up to 500 metres above sea level, while the south is coastal and marshy, ebb-tidal and vulnerable to flooding. Rivers in Kapuas Regency are the Kapuas and Kapuas Murung, 600 and 66.38 km in length, respectively. There are four canals: Anjir Serapat (28 km in length;) and Anjir Tamban (25 km), each connecting Kuala Kapuas with Banjarmasin, running through Kalimantan Tengah (for 13–14 km) and Kalimantan Selatan (12–14 km); the Anjir Kalampan (14.5 km), connecting Mandomai, the capital of Kapuas Barat district, with Pulang Pisau Regency; and the Anjir Basarang (24 km), connecting Kuala Kapuas with Pulang Pisau.

Administration In 2009 there were 204 villages (190 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan). These were categorised as 44 traditional (swadaya), 61 transitional (swakarya) and 59 development (swasembada) villages, 6 isolated villages/wards (2.94 percent) and 52 poor villages/wards (25.49 percent). In 2009, there were 190 desa heads, 160 desa secretaries, 950 desa staff, 14 kelurahan heads and 14 kelurahan secretaries. In 2023 there were 231 villages, comprising 214 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan.

Administrative districts Kapuas Regency consists of seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and from the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 214 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan) in each district, and their postal codes.

Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025Admincentre No.ofvillages Postcodes 62.03.04 Kapuas Kuala (a) 401.02 18,763 22,016 22,870Lupak Dalam 1373583 62.03.13 Tamban Catur 90.69 14,592 16,806 17,300Tamban Baru Tengah 1073582 62.03.03 Kapuas Timur (East Kapuas) 184.68 23,535 29,964 32,380Anjir Serapat Baru 773581 62.03.01 Selat 70.61 56,902 69,813 74,100Selat Dalam 10 (b) 73511 - 73516 62.03.17 Bataguh 413.56 33,747 42,243 45,280Pulau Kupang 15 (c) 73516 62.03.08 Basarang 221.14 18,073 23,601 25,820Basarang 1473564 62.03.02 Kapuas Hilir (Lower Kapuas) 82.11 13,036 14,592 14,820Barimba 8 (d) 73521-73525 62.03.06 Pulau Petak 185.04 18,873 22,997 24,330Sei Tatas 1273592 62.03.07 Kapuas Murung 444.73 24,589 28,397 29,270Palingkau Baru 23 (e) 73594 62.03.16 Dadahup 602.91 11,253 13,514 14,200Dadahup 1373593 62.03.05 Kapuas Barat (West Kapuas) 428.88 18,412 21,939 22,960Mandomai 12 (f) 73552 Sub-totals Southern sector 3,125.38 251,775 305,882 323,310 Kuala Kapuas 137 62.03.09 Mantangai 6,340.71 35,500 45,297 49,000Mantangai Tengah 3873553 62.03.10 Timpah 1,915.68 9,548 12,010 12,900Timpah 973554 62.03.11 Kapuas Tengah (Central Kapuas) 1,961.80 14,009 18,178 19,830Pulon 1373555 62.03.14 Pasak Talawang 969.47 5,920 10,707 10,930Jangkang 1073557 62.03.12 Kapuas Hulu (Upper Kapuas) 1,193.57 7,546 11,675 11,920Sei Hanyu 1474581 62.03.15 Mandau Talawang 1,563.78 5,348 6,697 7,180Sei Pinang 1073556 Sub-totals Northern sector 13,945.01 77,871 104,564 111,760 94 Totals 17,070.39 329,646 410,446 435,070 Kuala Kapuas 231

Notes: (a) includes the offshore island of Pulau Roko. (b) comprising 8 kelurahan (Murung Keramat, Panamas, Selat Barat, Selat Dalam, Selat Hilir, Selat Hulu, Selat Tengah and Selat Utara) and 2 desa. (c) including one kelurahan (Pulau Kupang). (d) comprising 5 kelurahan (Barimba, Dahirang, Hampatung, Mambulau Sei Pasah) and 3 desa. (e) includes 2 kelurahan (Palingkau Baru and Palingkau Lama). (f) including one kelurahan (Mandomai).

Climate Kapuas Kuala, the seat of the regency, has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

Population The 2010 census recorded 329,646 people, including 167,937 males (50.98%) and 161,503 females (49.02%). The 2020 Census total rose to 410,446, and the estimated population was 435,070 in mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kapuas Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6203) The 2025 population density was 25.487 people per km2, ranging from a high of 1,049 per km2 in urbanised Selat District (with includes the built-up area of Kapuas town) to only 5.07 per km2 in Mandau Talawang District.

Demographics Religion as of 2018:Badan Pusat Statistik, Kapuas Regency, 2018. Muslim 77.71% Protestant 12.15% Hindu 9.35% Roman Catholic 0.77% Buddhist 0.01% Confucian 0.00%

Social Education is a development sector given priority by government (1945 Constitution mandate, as stated in article no 31 point 2), with an ultimate aim of improving the quality of human resources in Indonesia. There were 147 kindergartens in the regency, with 390 teachers and 4,181 students in 2009. In 2010, there were 390 Primary schools (including private schools), with 2,736 teachers and 40,714 students, yielding student:teacher ratio of about 14.88. There were 86 Junior High schools (state and private), with 1,085 teachers, 9,667 students and 465 classrooms; 25 Senior High schools (state and private), with 636 teachers and 5,886 students.

The region had only 38 doctors in 2010, resulting in a service ratio of 8,669.

References

External links Phone Directory in Kapuas Regency INFORMASI KAPUAS KUALA KAPUAS Official Website of Local Government General Hospital of Kapuas Regency Indonesian Medical Association Branch Kapuas Indonesia Redcross Branch Kapuas