Kubu Raya Regency
Regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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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 of mid 2025 was 660,370 (comprising 337,416 males and 322,954 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 | |
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Regent office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Kubu Raya Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Kubu Raya Regency Kubu Raya Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0.3534°S 109.4735°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Sungai Raya |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sujiwo |
| • Vice Regent | Sukiryanto |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,568.01 km2 (3,308.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2025 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 660,370 |
| • Density | 77.074/km2 (199.62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 561 |
| Website | kuburayakab |
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 of mid 2025.[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 2025 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.12.05 | Batu Ampar [4] | — | 2,431.36 | 33,113 | 35,856 | 36,698 | Padang Tikar | 15 | 78385 |
| 51.12.04 | Terentang [5] | — | 677.20 | 10,177 | 13,235 | 14,801 | Terentang Hilir | 10 | 78392 |
| 61.12.06 | Kubu [6] | — | 1,562.46 | 36,469 | 42,052 | 44,369 | Kubu | 20 | 78384 |
| 61.12.08 | Teluk Pakedai [7] (Pakedai Bay) | — | 409.38 | 18,767 | 20,287 | 20,747 | Selat Remis | 14 | 78383 |
| 61.12.09 | Sungai Kakap [8] (Kakap River) | — | 587.33 | 101,200 | 123,102 | 133,290 | Sungai Kakap | 13 | 78380 |
| 61.12.07 | Rasau Jaya [9] | 2001 (from Sungai Kakap) | 209.18 | 23,499 | 30,346 | 33,822 | Rasau Jaya | 6 | 78381 & 78382 |
| 61.12.01 | Sungai Raya [10] (a) (Great River) | — | 1,190.33 | 188,014 | 234,087 | 256,328 | Sungai Raya | 22 | 78391 (b) |
| 61.12.03 | Sungai Ambawang [11] (Ambawang River) | 1961 (from Sungai Raya) | 1,180.75 | 65,879 | 83,085 | 91,548 | Ambawang Kuala | 15 | 78393 |
| 61.12.02 | Kuala Mandor B [12] | 1999 (from Sungai Ambawang) | 320.02 | 23,852 | 27,342 | 28,767 | Kuala Mandor | 5 | 78355 |
| Totals | 8,568.01 | 500,970 | 609,392 | 660,370 | 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 three desa within the district, among which the desa of Sungai Raya had 14,996 inhabitants in mid 2024, Sungai Raya Dalam had 23,795, and Parit Baru had 31,668. Other desa similarly suburban to Pontianak (and up-riv er from the city) include Kapur with 17,887, Mekar Baru with 14,561, Arang Limbung with 28,241, Limbung with 17,574 and Kuala Dua with 31,965. [13]
(b) except the desa of Kapur, which has a post code of 78234.