Sekadau Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from the eastern part of Sanggau Regency. It covers an area of 5,642.75 km2, and had a population of 181,634 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 211,559 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 222,510 (comprising 115,200 males and 107,310 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sekadau Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6109) The regency seat lies at the town of Sekadau in Sekadau Hilir District.
History
Geography
Climate Sekadau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Governance
Administrative districts Sekadau Regency consists of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sekadau Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6109) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name of District(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid 2024Estimate AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 61.09.04 Nanga Mahap 508.03 24,680 27,411 28,294Nanga Mahap 1379585 61.09.03 Nanga Taman 1,274.28 25,218 27,916 28,778Nanga Taman 1379584 61.09.02 Sekadau Hulu (Upper Sekadau) 853.02 24,968 29,685 31,460Rawak 1579583 61.09.01 Sekadau Hilir (Lower Sekadau) 911.27 55,897 67,659 72,204Sekadau 1778511 - 79516,79582 61.09.05 Belitang Hilir (Lower Belitang) 764.34 20,687 24,248 25,557Sungai Ayak 979586 61.09.07 Belitang 178.53 11,531 13,634 14,418Nanga Belitang 779588 61.09.06 Belitang Hulu (Upper Belitang) 1,153.29 18,653 21,006 21,799Balai Sepuak 1379587 Totals 5,642.75 181,634 211,559 222,510Sekadau 87
Local government The regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city. As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Head of districts are appointed directly by the regent with the recommendation of the regency secretary. Executive power lies with the regent and vice regent, while legislative function is exercised by the regency's parliament.
Politics
Economy
Demographics
Infrastructure
Education As of 2020, there are 35 kindergartens in the regency, 241 elementary schools, 67 junior high schools, and 23 senior high schools. In addition, the regency has six vocational high schools. It only has one higher educational institution, the Keling Kumang Institute, which is private but partially supported by the regency government. The institute campus is located in the town of Sekadau and focuses on technology-related programs such as agro-technology and computer science. The regency also has one public library maintained by the regency government, also located at its regency seat, the town of Sekadau.
There are also four Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in the regency as at 2020.
Healthcare The regency has one hospital, four polyclinics, 67 puskesmas, and 6 pharmacies. The only hospital in the regency, Sekadau Regional Hospital, is a public hospital owned by regency government. It is classified as C-class by Ministry of Health and located just across the town of Sekadau. In addition, there are two family planning clinics, 10 village medical clinics, 239 healthcare posts, and 109 maternity cottages.
Transportation There are 852.85 kilometres of road in the regency, out of which 584.501 kilometres are maintained by regency government. From those 584.501 kilometres, 115.436 kilometres have not yet sealed and still have a soil surface as of 2020. There is no airport in the regency and the main transportation is by using road travel. The closest airport is Tebelian Airport which is located in Sintang Regency.
Others There are exactly 272 mosques, 149 Protestant churches, 303 Catholic churches, three Chinese Buddhist temples (Vihara), and seven Confucian temples (klenteng).
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