Kendawangan
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Kendawangan
(Kecamatan Kendawangan) | |
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 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Kendawangan Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Kendawangan Kendawangan (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 2°32′S 110°13′E / 2.533°S 110.217°E | |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,859.09 km2 (2,262.21 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 70,379 |
| • Density | 12.012/km2 (31.111/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Kendawangan 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. In the extreme southwest of the province, it is bordered to the south by the Java Sea, to the west by the Karimata Strait, to the north by Matan Hilir Selatan and Marau Districts and to the east by Singkup, Air Upas and Manis Mata Districts. The district extends between 2° 0’ 0’’ and 3° 5’ 0’’ south, and between 110° 01’ 12’ and 110° 56’ 24’’ east, and covers a land area of 5,859.09 km2. It had a population of 57,808 at the 2020 Census[2] which was officially estimated to have risen to 70,379 in mid-2025.[1]
The principal drainage area in the district is that of the Great Penata River, which reaches the west coast of Kalimantan between the port town of Kendawangan Kiri on the north side of the river mouth (through which the export of bauxite ore from the Kendawangan mine is the main trade), and the villages of Keramat Jaya and Kendawangan Kanan on the south bank. The villages of Mekar Utama, Kenondong, Pangkalan Batu and Sungai Jelayan are situated in the north of the district, while Banjar Sari, Seriam, Bangkai Serai, Selimantan Jaya, Suka Harapan and Suka Damai are to the east and Pembedilan to the south. The remaining villages in the east of the district comprise Natai Kuini, Air Hitam Besar, Air Hitam Hulu, Air Tarap and Danau Buntar, which drain south into the Java Sea.
The district also contains the Kendawangan Estuarine Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Muara Kendawangan), a national park area of Indonesia. There are some 30 islands off the west coast of the district, of which the two largest are Pulau Bawal and Pulau Gelam. Others include Bacau, Bintang Timur, Gambar, Iras, Jambat Besar, Jambat Kecil, Kelapa, Koca, Kucing, Lagan, Langau, Langir, Lukutkera, Malangnek, Malangpinggan, Mangkup, Manjin, Mensikur, Nanas, Penambun, Perantun, Sanggul, Sawi Besar, Sawi Kecil, Tanahmerah, Tating, Telukperiyuh and Tuntang.
