Landak Regency

Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km² and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 397,610 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 419,092 (comprising 218,953 males and 200,139 females).^[1] The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.

Landak Regency Kabupaten Landak
Regency
Rombo Dait Waterfall
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 0.4237°N 109.7592°E / 0.4237; 109.7592
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Ngabang
Government
• Regent	Karolin Margret Natasa
• Vice Regent	Erani
Area
• Total	9,909.1 km2 (3,825.9 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	419,092
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 563
Website	landakkab.go.id

Administrative districts

Landak Regency consists of thirteen 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 also 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
61.08.10	Sebangki	1999 (from Sengah Temila)	885.60	16,653	19,582	20,430	Sebangki	5	79358
61.08.01	Ngabang	—	1,148.10	60,583	78,153	84,517	Ngabang	19	79354
61.08.11	Jelimpo	2006 (from Ngabang)	848.80	23,338	28,271	29,837	Jelimpo	13	79357
61.08.07	Sengah Temila	—	1,963.00	53,493	63,786	66,910	Pahauman	14	79456
61.08.04	Mandor	—	455.10	28,387	33,452	34,930	Mandor	17	79355
61.08.03	Menjalin	—	322.90	18,598	21,871	22,819	Menjalin	8	79362
61.08.02	Mempawah Hulu (Upper Mempawah)	—	496.34	32,782	40,129	42,524	Karangan	17	79363
61.08.13	Sompak	2006 (from Mempawah Hulu)	219.76	13,581	15,963	16,652	Sompak	7	79361
61.08.06	Menyuke	—	594.16	25,716	30,230	31,536	Darit	16	79360
61.08.12	Banyuke Hulu (Upper Banyuke)	2006 (from Menyuke)	273.80	11,864	13,669	14,149	Semade	7	79364
61.08.08	Meranti	1996 (from Menyuke)	372.34	9,080	10,593	11,018	Meranti	6	79366
61.08.09	Kuala Behe	1999 (from Air Besar)	968.00	13,650	16,709	17,706	Kuala Behe	11	79367
61.08.05	Air Besar	—	1,361.20	21,924	25,202	26,064	Serimbu	16	79365
	Totals		9,909.10	329,649	397,610	419,092	Ngabang	156

Climate

Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ngabang
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.2 (86.4)	30.7 (87.3)	31.2 (88.2)	31.7 (89.1)	32.0 (89.6)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	31.5 (88.7)	31.4 (88.5)	30.9 (87.6)	30.6 (87.1)	31.3 (88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.3 (79.3)	26.7 (80.1)	26.9 (80.4)	27.3 (81.1)	27.5 (81.5)	27.2 (81.0)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	26.6 (79.9)	27.0 (80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.9 (73.2)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	279 (11.0)	237 (9.3)	233 (9.2)	288 (11.3)	239 (9.4)	193 (7.6)	173 (6.8)	196 (7.7)	246 (9.7)	304 (12.0)	313 (12.3)	314 (12.4)	3,015 (118.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]