Benua Kayong
District in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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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.
Benua Kayong | |
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Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Benua Kayong Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Benua Kayong Benua Kayong (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 1°51′S 109°59′E | |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Area | |
• Total | 349.0 km2 (134.7 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 47,729 |
| • Density | 136.8/km2 (354.2/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
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,[1] 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 | Population mid 2024 estimate | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
