Kubu Raya Regency

Kubu Raya Regency or Great Kubu Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was created on 17 July 2007 from the (larger) central and southern part of what was at that time the Pontianak Regency. It covers an area of 8,568.01 km², and it had a population of 500,970 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 609,392 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 649,870 (comprising 332,051 males and 317,819 females).^[1] The principal town lies at Sungai Raya, directly adjacent to the City of Pontianak. Despite its close location to Pontianak, the regional capital and economic centre of the West Kalimantan Province, Kubu Raya highly lacks sufficient infrastructure development, which has caused general suspicions regarding the performance of its local government.

Kubu Raya Regency Kabupaten Kubu Raya
Regency
Regent office
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 0.3534°S 109.4735°E / -0.3534; 109.4735
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Sungai Raya
Government
• Regent	Sujiwo [id]
• Vice Regent	Sukiryanto [id]
Area
• Total	8,568.01 km2 (3,308.13 sq mi)
Population  (2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	649,870
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 561
Website	kuburayakab.go.id

Administrative districts

The Kubu Raya Regency consists of nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural desa), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Year formed	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
61.12.05	Batu Ampar	—	2,431.36	33,113	35,856	36,531	Padang Tikar	15	78385
51.12.04	Terentang	—	677.20	10,177	13,235	14,475	Terentang Hilir	10	78392
61.12.06	Kubu	—	1,562.46	36,469	42,052	43,899	Kubu	20	78384
61.12.08	Teluk Pakedai (Pakedai Bay)	—	409.38	18,767	20,287	20,655	Selat Remis	14	78383
61.12.09	Sungai Kakap (Kakap River)	—	587.33	101,200	123,102	131,198	Sungai Kakap	13	78380
61.12.07	Rasau Jaya	2001 (from Sungai Kakap)	209.18	23,499	30,346	33,099	Rasau Jaya	6	78381 & 78382
61.12.01	Sungai Raya (a) (Raya River)	—	1,190.33	188,014	234,087	251,739	Sungai Raya	20	78391 (b)
61.12.03	Sungai Ambawang (Ambawang River)	1961 (from Sungai Raya)	1,180.75	65,879	83,085	89,796	Ambawang Kuala	15	78393
61.12.02	Kuala Mandor B	1999 (from Sungai Ambawang)	320.02	23,852	27,342	28,478	Kuala Mandor	5	78355
	Totals		8,568.01	500,970	609,392	649,870	Sungai Raya	118

Notes: (a) including the town (then classed as a kelurahan) of Sungai Raya, which had 62,010 inhabitants at the 2010 Census; by the 2020 Census this town had been split into several desa within the district, among which the desa of Sungai Raya had 14,995 inhabitants in mid 2023, Sungai Raya Dalam had 12,807, Kapur had 16,865, Parit Baru had 31,025, Arang Limbung had 27,488, Kuala Dua had 31,155.^[4] (b) except the desa of Kapur, which has a post code of 78234.