Ketapang Regency

Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,588 km2, and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting off of five districts in the north-west of the regency on 2 January 2007 to form the new North Kayong Regency; the 2020 census revealed a growth in population to 570,657 over the intervening decade; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 591,917 (comprising 307,868 males and 284,049 females). The principal town lies at Ketapang.

Ketapang Regency
Kabupaten Ketapang
Regency
Location within West Kalimantan
Ketapang Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Ketapang Regency
Ketapang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.5833°S 110.5000°E / -1.5833; 110.5000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalKetapang
Government
  RegentMartin Rantan
  Vice RegentSuprapto S
Area
  Total31,588 km2 (12,196 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total591,917
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 534
Websiteketapangkab.go.id
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