Benua Kayong is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.
Administration Benua Kayong District is sub-divided into four urban communities (kelurahan, identified by asterisks * in the table below) and seven rural villages (desa), all listed below with their areas and populations as of mid 2024,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Benua Kayong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106061) together with their postcodes. Apart from the large (but mainly unpopulated) inland desa of Negeri Baru, the other villages form part of the Ketapang urban area, on the south side of the Pawan River from the town itself. Kode Wilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Populationmid 2024estimate Postcode 61.04.18.1001 Kauman * 3.70 6,125 78821 61.04.18.1002 Mulia Kerta * 22.90 9,165 78822 61.04.18.2003 Padang 7.00 4,136 78822 61.04.18.1004 Tuan Tuan * 22.55 5,853 78822 61.04.18.2005 Sungai Kinjil 11.87 2,912 78822 61.04.18.2006 Suka Baru 17.50 3,012 78822 61.04.18.2007 Baru 12.80 4,752 78822 61.04.18.2008 Negeri Baru 228.60 3,387 78822 61.04.18.1009 Banjar * 0.52 1,316 78822 61.04.18.2010 Mekar Sari 13.65 3,893 78822 61.04.18.2011 Kinjil Pesisir 7.91 3,178 78822 61.04.18 Totals 349.00 47,729
Main sights Gunung Palung National Park, a rainforest park that can be reached from Ketapang town. It was once wholly part of Ketapang Regency, but now only a small part is, the rest in the regency that is named Kayong Utara or North Kayong (created 2007). Kayong is the nickname of Ketapang.
See also Teochew dialect, a common dialect of Chinese residents in Ketapang Regency. Roman Catholic Diocese of Ketapang
References
External links Go West Kalimantan http://www.goarchi.com/archo/provinces/w-kalim/w-kalimtour.html http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+kingdom+of+Ulu+are+in+Borneo's+history%3A+a+comment.+(Research...-a093792581