North Lower Matan 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. The district was created in 1988 by the division of the original Matan Hilir District into two districts, namely Matan Hilir Utara and Matan Hilir Selatan. It covers a land area of 685 km2, including the five small offshore islands of Pulau Kerengga, Pulau Sempadi Besar, Pulau Sempadi Kecil, Pulau Sempadi Laut and Pulau Babi Pelanjingan, and it had a population officially estimated at 21,349 in mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Ketapang Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106)
Administration North Lower Matan District is subdivided into five rural villages (desa), all listed below with their areas and populations as of mid 2024,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Matan Hilir Utara Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106070) all sharing the postcode 78813. Kode Wilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Populationmid 2024estimate 61.04.01.2011 Sungai Putri (Putri River) 115.20 3,078 61.04.01.2012 Tanjung Baik Budi 122.88 4,692 61.04.01.2013 Kuala Tolak 94.60 5,180 61.04.01.2014 Kuala Satong 61.44 2,951 61.04.01.2015 Laman Satong 326.28 4,215 61.04.01 Totals 720.40 20,116
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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