Melawi Regency
Regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from what was previously part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 Census[2] and 234,541 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 220,511 (comprising 113,811 males and 106,700 females);[1] however this would represent a significant drop since the 2020 Census that is not evidenced elsewhere, and in fact the same document elsewhere states that "the population of Melawi Regency in 2025 is 246,920 people, with the distribution of the population still concentrated in Nanga Pinoh District, which is 24.67% or 60,927 people". The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.
Melawi Regency
Kabupaten Melawi | |
|---|---|
A river in Melawi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Melawi Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Melawi Regency Melawi Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0.3361°S 111.6981°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Nanga Pinoh |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa |
| • Vice Regent | Malin |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,640.8 km2 (4,108.4 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 220,511 |
| • Density | 20.7232/km2 (53.6727/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 561 |
| Website | melawikab |
Administrative districts
When Melawi Regency was established, it originally composed into seven administrative districts (kecamatan). In 2007, four new districts were created (Tanah Pinoh Barat was split off from the western part of Tanah Pinoh, Pinoh Utara and Pinoh Selatan were split off from the northern and southern parts of Nanga Pinoh, respectively, and Belimbing Hulu was split off from the southern part of Belimbing).
Melawi Regency consists of eleven 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 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2025 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.10.07 | Sokan | 1,577.2 | 14,773 | 18,710 | 16,852 | Nanga Sokan | 18 | 79675 |
| 61.10.06 | Tanah Pinoh | 739.3 | 14,178 | 18,657 | 17,812 | Kota Baru | 12 | 79674 |
| 61.10.11 | Tanah Pinoh Barat (West Tanah Pinoh) | 829.0 | 11,433 | 14,867 | 13,510 | Ulak Muid | 10 | 79676 |
| 61.10.05 | Sayan | 1,166.3 | 15,639 | 19,311 | 18,537 | Nanga Sayan | 18 | 79673 |
| 61.10.01 | Belimbing | 1,238.0 | 20,191 | 24,386 | 25,088 | Pemuar | 17 | 79671 |
| 61.10.10 | Belimbing Hulu (Upper Belimbing) | 454.0 | 8,687 | 10,818 | 10,843 | Tiong Keranjik | 8 | 79670 |
| 61.10.02 | Nanga Pinoh | 617.2 | 39,604 | 54,424 | 53,301 | Nanga Pinoh | 17 | 79672 |
| 61.10.09 | Pinoh Selatan (South Pinoh) | 931.0 | 9,974 | 12,028 | 11,604 | Manggala | 12 | 79677 |
| 61.10.08 | Pinoh Utara (North Pinoh) | 890.0 | 11,501 | 15,230 | 14,489 | Tekelak | 19 | 79678 |
| 61.10.03 | Ella Hilir (Lower Ella) | 1,136.7 | 15,280 | 18,848 | 18,888 | Nanga Ella Hilir | 19 | 79681 |
| 61.10.04 | Menukung | 1,062.1 | 17,385 | 20,991 | 19,587 | Menukung Kota | 19 | 79682 |
| Totals | 10,640.8 | 178,645 | 234,541 | 220,511 | Nanga Pinoh | 169 |